My 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 vot

My 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.