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> The biggest problem is the like button. The like button is not only a bad metric - it's the worst possible metric But there is a real need for some kind of p
by zajio1am 4y ago
> The biggest problem is the like button. The like button is not only a bad metric - it's the worst possible metric
But there is a real need for some kind of post rating/ranking (like like/dislike button, or explicit point rating). Once you got to thousand-post threads the without ranking mechanisms interesting posts are lost in noise. I guess that effectiveness of these mechanisms is an important part of why people prefer one forum before others.
- postalrat 4y agoMaybe AI is the answer. It can be be the better judge of comments in a conversation.
- vorpalhex 4y ago"Ah sorry the magic AI has decided only comments aligned with <X> political party are good. It must be correct!" AI is just an algorithm. It's not a magic truth knower.
- ilyt 4y agoThe problem is no system is immune to incompetent/uncooperative users. If in reddit/hn-like sites users use up/downvote as "okay, this is interesting discussion"/"this adds nothing to the topic" it works reasonably well. If they decide that it is just same as like/dislike button (as is common on many bigger subreddits), then we get back to promoting echo chambers