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Slashdot is the grim reaper of commenting.

• rwmj 8y ago
  > Slashdot is the grim reaper of commenting. I've no idea what it's like now, but in its heyday you could set your comment threshold to +3 or +5 to read the dozen or so most insightful comments on each topic. That was a great reader-friendly time-saving device. As far as I know that's not possible on HN.
  • pjc50 8y ago
    Even better, they had custom multipliers for different kinds of upvote reason. This let you do things like set "Funny" to -1 if you didn't like Slashdot's sense of humour.
    • digi_owl 8y ago
      You can also tag people, and have their score weighted accordingly (and they can see how you tag them in their profile)...
  • digi_owl 8y ago
    I fear the astroturfers have gotten their claws in, as i constantly see conflicting, and downright asinine, comments hovering at +5 (insightful).
  • megamindbrian2 8y ago
    I read it on no filter. It's the best way to fully absorb the community.