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I would be totally fine with the comment section being split in two, the main section being on-topic and a bottom section for related but less core discussion.
by have_faith 7y ago
I would be totally fine with the comment section being split in two, the main section being on-topic and a bottom section for related but less core discussion. I doubt many on HN would like the idea though.
- frou_dh 7y agoWe can just bikeshed inside our own mind. It needn't be articulated.
- have_faith 7y agoHonestly a depressing thought ha. Rules control the fun.
- rat9988 7y agoPlease apply your own advice and bikeshed in your mind. Let people who come here for discussions discuss.
- BurningFrog 7y agoTagging would be a more 2020 version.
- TeMPOraL 7y agoI would, as long as both sections are on the same page. Or even three sections: on topic, tangents, on medium - in that order (or even fourth section at the end, meta). Point being, I love me the occasional rant about a page's bad design decisions, or some vaguely on-topic meta angles. I want to read them all, but preferably in order, and not mixed up together.
- have_faith 7y agoOn-topic / Meta would simply be enough. Like you I get some value from the occasional side discussion. I can appreciate why people would want to keep the main discussion on topic though, I just think it would be best to keep the meta discussion and just section it off.