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This is already in effect as the top comment on HN usually ends up being the tldr, and the creator gets the karma.

dhimes 11y ago
Would be better if we were allowed to add text and a url when submitting.
alexc05 11y ago
Right, but consider the impact if there was a crowd sourced summary on Facebook (for example) "this jaw dropping thing that happened will make you weep for humanity" `baby drops ice cream, dog eats it` "Carrie Fisher destroys good morning America" `she throws out a few lighthearted quips, has a one-liner about jabba` I think it really becomes effective on video content with extreme linkbait. Personally, (and as a card-carrying crochety old man) I don't follow those links on principle. I'm carrying on my own little "boycott of one". By instituting platform change though, to solve for linkbait inline (not requiring a page load to comments) would change the value proposition of headlines and I think it would be more likely to reward for quality content. A TL;DR summary is not the same as "top comment" and TC is not always a TLDR ... One line, under the headline, crowd sourced and voted. I think it could fundamentally change behavior, and if the platform doing it was sufficiently large, the composition of the internet.
- eric_h 11y ago
  > Personally, (and as a card-carrying crochety old man) I don't follow those links on principle. I'm carrying on my own little "boycott of one". Me too, so that makes it at least a boycott of two. I'm not even a crotchety old man yet (early 30s), but it seems to be coming on fast ;)
- SilasX 11y ago
  This x1000. Biggest pet peeve of mine is people's unwillingness to give a valid, time saving summary. Seriously, if you just ready it and your mind has absorbed it, what the heck is so hard about giving a short recap based on that summary? Btw, TvTropes gives the kind of summary you describe under the "laconic" button, and it's a godsend.

Would be better if we were allowed to add text and a url when submitting.

Right, but consider the impact if there was a crowd sourced summary on Facebook (for example) "this jaw dropping thing that happened will make you weep for humanity" `baby drops ice cream, dog eats it` "Carrie Fisher destroys good morning America" `she throws out a few lighthearted quips, has a one-liner about jabba` I think it really becomes effective on video content with extreme linkbait. Personally, (and as a card-carrying crochety old man) I don't follow those links on principle. I'm carrying on my own little "boycott of one". By instituting platform change though, to solve for linkbait inline (not requiring a page load to comments) would change the value proposition of headlines and I think it would be more likely to reward for quality content. A TL;DR summary is not the same as "top comment" and TC is not always a TLDR ... One line, under the headline, crowd sourced and voted. I think it could fundamentally change behavior, and if the platform doing it was sufficiently large, the composition of the internet.

eric_h 11y ago
> Personally, (and as a card-carrying crochety old man) I don't follow those links on principle. I'm carrying on my own little "boycott of one". Me too, so that makes it at least a boycott of two. I'm not even a crotchety old man yet (early 30s), but it seems to be coming on fast ;)
SilasX 11y ago
This x1000. Biggest pet peeve of mine is people's unwillingness to give a valid, time saving summary. Seriously, if you just ready it and your mind has absorbed it, what the heck is so hard about giving a short recap based on that summary? Btw, TvTropes gives the kind of summary you describe under the "laconic" button, and it's a godsend.