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That's why comments collapse. There's little more useful to say here, other than I don't think most people would agree with your view of what HN is. It's a di
by mjburgess 4y ago
That's why comments collapse.
There's little more useful to say here, other than I don't think most people would agree with your view of what HN is.
It's a discussion forum, not an exegetical seminar. "On topic" is whatever the topic of discussion is; and this is not constrained to the article.
- dilap 4y agoSince we're already way off-topic, allow me to share my idea for solving this perennial problem: When commenting, there is a little selector: [ ] My comment is on-topic and positive to neutral [ ] My comment is critical [ ] My comment is off-topic You've got to select one. When viewing, the comment thread defaults to just showing on-topic, non-negative comments, but you can see the other stuff, too, if you want. This solves two seemingly contradictory desires: the ability to read comments on things that interest you without having to fend off waves of negativity and wade through pools of offtopic text and the ability to speak freely.
- Nullabillity 4y agoIt sounds like you're looking for an upvote counter, not a comment section.
- dilap 4y agoNo, that's not it at all. The point is to give a small amount of structure to the comments section, so people can see what they want. Think of it as very roughly analoguous to the different sections of a newspaper.