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Modest proposal: Just turn the comments off all together. TC doesn't give a shit about their commenters, and if something kicks off a big enough shit storm i'm
by knowtheory 16y ago
Modest proposal: Just turn the comments off all together. TC doesn't give a shit about their commenters, and if something kicks off a big enough shit storm i'm sure there'll be a bajillion blog posts in reply and twitter will alight with the fire of righteous nerd rage.
If their comments are that much of a problem, just get rid of them. Facebook commenting is just a dumb half measure, trying to artificially impose additional social constraints on their commenters.
Besides, it's not like TechCrunch is leading by example in the first place. Is it any surprise that their comments are filled with trolls?
- olalonde 16y agoI totally agree with the observation that TC comments are pretty shitty. That being said, what good will it do to turn them off? People like me who think reading comments on TC is a waste of time don't read them anyway. I won't be better off if TC decides to shut down comments. On the other hand, people who enjoy reading the trolls (probably trolls themselves) will lose an enjoyable activity. No one would really benefit from your proposal. (and no, I don't think anyone at TC is paid to read/moderate comments)
- knowtheory 16y agoWell, it'd save the rest of the internet this ridiculous debate :D But you're right. TC probably makes ad revenue off of comments as a draw. I'd be interested to see if a decrease in comments has an economic impact for them.
- mckoss 16y agoI have seen the TC authors and the subjects they are writing about directly interacting with readers in the comments. I haven't seen as much of the engaged community conversations that I see on HN, I think TC readers would miss out on a lot if they just removed them. But I would say that I tend to go to TechCrunch to read the articles, but HackerNews (or Reddit) to see the community reaction.