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I think the system is designed such that the comments with the most upvotes tend to drift to the top over time. So, if there is some correlation between the mo

by gnosis 16y ago

I think the system is designed such that the comments with the most upvotes tend to drift to the top over time. So, if there is some correlation between the most "insightful" comments and those with the most upvotes, you should see them near the top (eventually, anyway).

latch 16y ago
The problem I see with this is that upvote distribution across comments isn't linear. Just because you are at the 1/2 way mark doesn't, in any way, mean that the comment can be considered middle ground. A thread with 100 top-level comments might only have 2 or 3 which the community considered insightful. In which case, the 4th comment isn't really any better then the last (it might be a difference of 1 or 2 votes). Maybe a way to indicate that a certain branch represents X% of all votes? Dunno, stupid idea probably.