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I disagree, if people pay for the privilege of commenting, they will feel entitled and less likely to self-moderate. It would make more sense to grant commenti
by rezashirazian 10y ago
I disagree, if people pay for the privilege of commenting, they will feel entitled and less likely to self-moderate.
It would make more sense to grant commenting privileges to individuals who have engaged with the site previously and are in good standing. Much like the Product Hunt.
- throwanem 10y ago> if people pay for the privilege of commenting, they will feel entitled and less likely to self-moderate Not if getting banned means they have to buy a new account to post again.
- saboot 10y agoYeah, this is the something awful forums model. It's not perfect but better than most places.
- dredmorbius 10y agoMetafilter does this. It's surprisingly effective.
- cderwin 10y agoI think a notable exception to this is comments on the wall street journal. They are typically well-informed professionals having reasonable opinions who take the time to write in-depth comments -- not unlike this site, I suppose. And of course commenting is gated on having a paid subscription to the magazine, and I believe there is an additional paid membership that gets ones comments promoted. I don't know if things are still like this though -- I haven't had a subscription for several years.