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I agree that this will lead to HN point inflation which in itself is not bad. The community has to decide whether the features out-weigh potential content quali
by sbashyal 15y ago
I agree that this will lead to HN point inflation which in itself is not bad. The community has to decide whether the features out-weigh potential content quality degradation. I have maintained so far that I'll build this service IF the community desires it.
In any case, a button that displays the HN points (without upvote feature) for a given content is useful. The question is whether to include the upvote function in it or not.
update: there already is a bookmarklet and a Chrome extension for it so this is only an addition to the list in this regard
- shadowsun7 15y ago@sbashyal: Nice hack. That said, read pg's comment carefully: the issue here isn't simply about HN point inflation. It's about submitting stories thoughtfully, upvoting carefully (after evaluating signals such as the quality of the conversation around an article, alongside the article itself), introduction of random strangers to the HN community - these are potential factors tied in with the creation of the like button. pg's raised these issues, and I must say I'd like to see some discussion about them.
- PLejeck 15y agoI think if it never links directly to HN, we'll be safe.