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I'm glad I read the piece. It's going to generate some pointless, awful arguments here, but the comments aren't everything.
by dkarl 7y ago
I'm glad I read the piece. It's going to generate some pointless, awful arguments here, but the comments aren't everything.
- tptacek 7y agoThe mods can turn comments off on posts, but rarely do. I think, if we want to broaden the kinds of stories that can survive without flagging, that should happen more often.
- dkarl 7y agoI hope your comment stays at the top to at least inspire people to try to exceed your expectations.
- tptacek 7y agoThat is indeed part of why I wrote it.
- thrower123 7y agoYou have some very strong opinions about what kinds of discussion are suitable. Fortunately, those opinions are not universal. Turning off comments kind of defeats the purpose of the site, to my mind. It's no fun when moderately voted links that generate no discussion park on the front page for extended periods of time as already happens.
- tptacek 7y agoMy opinions are pretty well documented in the site guidelines.
- thrower123 7y agoWell, you've done a good job of spiking it.