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To throw a couple of ideas into the "tech solutions" pile, I wonder what would happen to the quality of comments in a community if a mandatory 1 minute delay wa
by ZenPsycho 15y ago
To throw a couple of ideas into the "tech solutions" pile, I wonder what would happen to the quality of comments in a community if a mandatory 1 minute delay was put in before the text area would appear. This would I think have two benefits: 1. it would for commenters to think about what they were saying for at least a minute. 2. It would raise the barrier of entry to the point that posting a worthless one liner doesn't seem worthwhile or satisfying.
- hezekiah 15y agoNice idea, unique solution to the problem. I'm working on a site right now that allows comments, when I release it I have the same concerns about comment quality. Time delays may be a great answer, perhaps also varying by the upvoted rating of the commentor: higher-karma users have the comment window appear after less time. None of us want to see hacker news grow into reddit imgurl land, but I see that becoming more and more the case lately.