I will always look at the threads page to see responses to things I have written even if it is days after. The problem I guess though is even if the response is

I will always look at the threads page to see responses to things I have written even if it is days after. The problem I guess though is even if the response is written, once it drops off the front page no-one else will see it. The fast news cycle is artificial in a way in that a lot of the stuff posted which manage to get up voted is stuff we could do to not have in comparison with some of the bigger, more contentious ideas and stories which deserve further discussion. I don't know if this problem is really solvable without the reddit style sub-reddits, with as big a community as we have here different things will interest different people and each one of these things is taking front page space away from other things quicker.