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> ...many comments are not ill-intendend but come off as unhelpful or negative. Unhelpful to whom? Pointing out bad examples as bad examples is helpful to the
by humanrebar 10y ago
> ...many comments are not ill-intendend but come off as unhelpful or negative.
Unhelpful to whom? Pointing out bad examples as bad examples is helpful to the inexperienced; they may learn to avoid some pitfalls.
People who publicly push back against popular bad schools of thought provide encouragement to others in the minority who might give up the fight out of fatigue instead of conceding on the merits.
- sharpercoder 10y agoI'm trying to point out that meta-comments (feedback) can help guide the discussion in the correct direction. It's generally unwanted to mix meta and non-meta discussion. So it may be practical to do allow for meta-commenting on comments, but display it horizontally. This would allow users to focus more and better on the matter at hand.