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It also creates a vicious cycle where people who do care about article quality are more likely to disengage with the site -- and these are most likely the peopl
by hhmc 4y ago
It also creates a vicious cycle where people who do care about article quality are more likely to disengage with the site -- and these are most likely the people who write the highest value comments.
I don't think a culture of 'only reading the comments' is at all a good thing.
- O__________O 4y agoTo me, more important issue is allowing users to read, but not comment. Obviously everyone doesn’t have something meaningful to add to every topic, but if someone has read 100 articles and did add anything meaningful, something is wrong with HN.
- philippejara 4y agoSounds like the path reddit took. Doubt HN will turn into it in perpetuity but I could already see some of that* leaking in the last 2-3 years, although thankfully it is harshly reigned in by moderation and fellow posters alike. *by that I refer to comment chains just making bland puns, joining in threads for no reason other than saying something, even if it adds nothing and at times is straight up incorrect, etc.