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The fact that XKCD comics, when submitted, reach front page status almost every time indicates that they belong right where they are.
by sant0sk1 18y ago
The fact that XKCD comics, when submitted, reach front page status almost every time indicates that they belong right where they are.
- pchristensen 18y agoActually, xkcd has been off the front page (or at least not high up it) for a while.
- sant0sk1 18y agoWhich is why I said "when submitted". Unless I am missing a bunch of XKCD submissions which aren't getting front paged...
- pchristensen 18y agoI've seen a few on the "New" page with 2 or 3 votes and no comments. Besides, if they're only occasionally submitted, then isn't that a good quality filter?
- sant0sk1 18y agoYes it is, which is why the ones that are submitted and front paged have been filtered for quality.
- tlrobinson 18y agoUnfortunately that's the attitude that got Digg and Reddit where they are today: lots of quick/simple/amusing links that are easy to digest and upvote, but not a whole lot of substance.
- tlrobinson 18y agoThinking more about this, it might be even more true than I realized at first. A lot of times after reading a long interesting article I totally forget to return to news.yc to upvote the article. One solution could be to display the article in a frame with easy access to voting.
- 13ren 18y agoreddit has a toolbar, exactly as you describe. If you're logged in, you can see the option here: http://www.reddit.com/prefs http://www.reddit.com/prefs (immediately below the languages)