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Reddit has a solution to this problem, and HN should steal it: randomize top-level comment order. This keeps the highest ranked comment from becoming a top-heav
by sigil 7y ago
Reddit has a solution to this problem, and HN should steal it: randomize top-level comment order. This keeps the highest ranked comment from becoming a top-heavy attractor for all further discussion. I agree this is a real problem for discourse on HN these days!
- fouc 7y agoHopefully dang sees this ^
- anchpop 7y agoMaybe an option, but I like that the top comment is usually above the average quality for that thread. Maybe something like a multi-arm bandit could work, where the nth top comment 'slot' on the page has an 80% chance of being the nth most upvoted comment, and a 20% chance of being a randomly selected comment?
- ShorsHammer 7y agoThink I've seen this in a few subs as default? Randomised comments for each unique client, even with some weighting perhaps might bring some balance back.
- judge2020 7y agoReddit's "best" filter isn't their "top" filter and does exactly what the parent says, explanation[0] ; it does this by default unless the sub moderators choose to default to a different view. 0: https://redditblog.com/2009/10/15/reddits-new-comment-sorting-system/ https://redditblog.com/2009/10/15/reddits-new-comment-sortin...
- yahyaheee 7y agoI mean HN still doesn’t have proper replies and notifications so I’m not holding my breath