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> On sites like here or Reddit, I’ve noticed users do a pretty consistent job of policing through karma. They do a decent job at downvoting/flagging spam and o

> On sites like here or Reddit, I’ve noticed users do a pretty consistent job of policing through karma. They do a decent job at downvoting/flagging spam and obvious harassment. However, if you post something that is just ever so slightly unpopular or polarizing, you will receive the same torrent of downvotes. This makes it very hard to discuss things where you don't agree with the majority. I would assume reviews have the same problem. Even if you had a wonderful time at a ressort, it's unlikely that this is true for evrery guest. Some guests will have a poor experience, and if they post about it they will be called a liar.

dredmorbius 4y ago
Sorting by "controversial" can occasionally be illuminating. This of course depends on whether or not mods remove unpopular opinions, and/or ban people providing them.
- newaccount74 4y ago
  "Controversial" gives a boost to polarizing comments, but it doesn't help with the fact that posts with ever so slightly unpopular opinions get downvoted, and unless they are somewhat polarizing won't get any upvotes. When I look at my post history, I see that my most thoughtful and balanced comments are either ignored or downvoted. My most upvoted comments are usually rants that lots of people agree with, but I don't consider them worthy of the attention.
  - dredmorbius 4y ago
    You're right that it's not perfect, and that there's a fair bit of content that gets ranked "controversial" which has few merits. But some that's valid-but-unpopular also shows up. The specific characteristics can vary a lot by subreddit. You can also use this sort on a personal page (https://old.reddit.com/u/<username> https://old.reddit.com/u/<username>) to see which of their comments / submissions stirs up dispute. Collaborative filtering / user-based moderation absolutely has its issues and limitations. You can eke some more information from it through the "controversial" sort, however. Crowd-pleasing ranking systems like voting tend to surface crowd-pleasing content. (There are reasons I spend little time on Reddit these days.)

dredmorbius 4y ago

Sorting by "controversial" can occasionally be illuminating. This of course depends on whether or not mods remove unpopular opinions, and/or ban people providing them.

newaccount74 4y ago
"Controversial" gives a boost to polarizing comments, but it doesn't help with the fact that posts with ever so slightly unpopular opinions get downvoted, and unless they are somewhat polarizing won't get any upvotes. When I look at my post history, I see that my most thoughtful and balanced comments are either ignored or downvoted. My most upvoted comments are usually rants that lots of people agree with, but I don't consider them worthy of the attention.
- dredmorbius 4y ago
  You're right that it's not perfect, and that there's a fair bit of content that gets ranked "controversial" which has few merits. But some that's valid-but-unpopular also shows up. The specific characteristics can vary a lot by subreddit. You can also use this sort on a personal page (https://old.reddit.com/u/<username> https://old.reddit.com/u/<username>) to see which of their comments / submissions stirs up dispute. Collaborative filtering / user-based moderation absolutely has its issues and limitations. You can eke some more information from it through the "controversial" sort, however. Crowd-pleasing ranking systems like voting tend to surface crowd-pleasing content. (There are reasons I spend little time on Reddit these days.)