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I do sometimes wish that HN provided an optional “proof of work” field for comments to differentiate between those responding to the title and those who actuall

I do sometimes wish that HN provided an optional “proof of work” field for comments to differentiate between those responding to the title and those who actually took the time to read the article. Something like a “verified” check mark or toggle button. I’ve found that discussions are most insightful when all participants have “done their homework” so to speak. So while it’s amusing that half of the folks didn’t read the relatively short post that was linked here plus the twist at the end, it’s a sad state of affairs when many (most?) online discussions have devolved to this.

nullc 6y ago
It would be nice to simply eliminate the advantage that uninformed posts enjoy. If you shoot from the hip, your comment is first and will be seen by a lot more people. A forum could instead queue up comments and only display them after a half hour has passed. People who come to the article later will still be at a disadvantage but at least this would be something. On the other hand, you'd probably get a lot of duplicate remarks... which would be less than interesting.