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I think there's a huge danger in downvoting. People dismiss things more quickly than they come to appreciate them, especially hackers. It may still be better if
by DaniFong 18y ago
I think there's a huge danger in downvoting. People dismiss things more quickly than they come to appreciate them, especially hackers. It may still be better if people just vote for what they like.
There are far too few people watching the 'new' feed now. Isn't there some way to improve the incentives on issuing the first few votes?
- edw519 18y ago"Isn't there some way to improve the incentives on issuing the first few votes?" Making the "new" link on the header bar much more prominent?
- tokipin 18y agoi discovered the 'new' link several months after i joined. the reason is because i thought new stories automatically appeared on the front page, and would simply sink fairly fast if nobody upvoted them. but it turns out they first arrive in some sort of purgatory from whence they must be uplifted