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Soylent added several extra levels. But they then added in more points per day. What ended up happening is the same that happened on slashdot. Everything is
by sumtechguy 6y ago
Soylent added several extra levels. But they then added in more points per day. What ended up happening is the same that happened on slashdot. Everything is either +5 or -1 on a conversation that is only a few hours old. Early items dominate the conversation. Late ones get no interaction. Things that are like a 2-3 are bumped out to +5. Things that are 0-1 get knocked down to -1. Even then it depends on the group you get into the conversation and who posted earliest.
- CoolGuySteve 6y agoMy slashdot id is in the low 6 digits and everything you said was true 13 years ago. I suspect all online discussions are a Pareto distribution in terms of votes and visibility regardless of moderation tactics. I think the aggressive comment folding also aggravated the lack of interaction. There was no point in replying to a discussion more than 2 levels deep, nobody would see it.
- sumtechguy 6y agoThat and everything falling off the first page. If you ended up on the second page forget it.