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I found the comment scores a good motivation for thinking about what I'm typing before hitting that 'add comment' button. Good imperative to participate instea
by iamdave 16y ago
I found the comment scores a good motivation for thinking about what I'm typing before hitting that 'add comment' button. Good imperative to participate instead of troll.
The opposite is true for others, I'm sure.
- J3L2404 16y agoAdding +1, since you can't tell if the parent comment has been upvoted. EDIT: this -> parent comment
- ashleyw 16y agoYou can see the points on your own comments.
- carbocation 16y agoYou can see your own comments' scores.
- saturdayplace 16y agoThe author of a comment can tell if it's been upvoted - no one else. I really wouldn't like to see comment threads full of posts similar to yours; it lowers the signal:noise.
- J3L2404 16y agoObviously it would be terrible if everyone posted 'I agree' comments, that's the point. Numbers show the viewers sentiment towards a comment without clogging the thread.
- gloob 16y agoIt is self-evidently true that removing visible comment scores mostly removes methods for trivially measuring "viewer sentiment". It is the contention of those in support of non-visible comment scores that trivial measurement of viewer sentiment harms, rather than aids, discussion. You have made no argument against that point.
- J3L2404 16y agoTrying to aid discussion by limiting information is fine, unless you happen to want that information.