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There is an easy alternative to voting system. Rating=Number of comments - C*hours passed since post. where C is some site-specific activity variable. Same
by FrozenVoid 8y ago
There is an easy alternative to voting system.
Rating=Number of comments - C*hours passed since post.
where C is some site-specific activity variable.
Same could be applied for comments without time factor:
Rating=Number of replies/posts in subthread tree spawned by post
- Strilanc 8y agoIncentivizing number of comments puts flame wars and chain letters at the top.
- FrozenVoid 8y agoModerators can lock such threads/posts or even delete them. With this rating system, they're highly visible.
- kqr 8y agoThere should be a dictionary of common scoring systems and their flaws. So - Scoring on comment count :: Flame wars. - Scoring on forwards :: Chain letters. - Scoring on sum of "likes" :: Memes and simple jokes. - Scoring on five-star ratings :: hides important issues. And so on. This way, we can make an informed business decision on what kind of junk we can best defend againt.
- aaron-santos 8y agoI feel like there's a connection to Goodhart's Law lurking behind the scenes. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart%27s_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goodhart%27s_law
- yorwba 8y agoI wonder whether that's what https://news.ycombinator.com/active https://news.ycombinator.com/active uses.