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Just wondering, why do posts like this consistently have an unpaywalled archive link as the top comment, and it's unreply-able? It almost seems automated except
by windowshopping 4y ago
Just wondering, why do posts like this consistently have an unpaywalled archive link as the top comment, and it's unreply-able? It almost seems automated except it's a different commenter every time. Is there some system detecting those comments and floating them to the top, then disabling replies? ( @dang )
- dochtman 4y agoI could see how they float to the top organically, so it might be just the unreplyable aspect that is automated?
- gpvos 4y agoI guess comments consisting only of a link are automatically set to be unreplyable? The posting and the floating to the top is just the normal posting and voting system, it seems to me.
- gpvos 4y agoHmm no, some link-only comments are replyable, so archive links must be handled specially.
- fwlr 4y agoI imagine it’s unreplyable to prevent hijacking - we all think we have something important to say, so there’s a temptation to put it as an unrelated reply to a top comment so more eyeballs see our comment. You’d want this in place regardless of whether the link is organically voted up or artificially pushed to the top for convenience.