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How is that different from https://news.ycombinator.com/bestcomments https://news.ycombinator.com/bestcomments?

filoleg 4y ago
Not sure about a comprehensive list of differences, but, for one, /highlights page shows all comments there in a chronological order of when they were posted (while /bestcomments doesn't).
dang 4y ago
/bestcomments is a mechanical ranking by upvote count, so 'best' is a misnomer. /highlights is a manually curated list, designed for overlooked gems. If you or anyone notices an overlooked gem, from now or any time in the past, please let us know at hn@ycombinator.com and we'll add it!
- andreygrehov 4y ago
  Aren’t manual curators biased towards their beliefs? What makes a comment a “gem” from the perspective of a curator?
  - ftxbro 4y ago
    It looks like one is a gem when it's by the maker of the thing under discussion, especially if it's an unexpected surprise!
    - dang 4y ago
      Absolutely - there are all sorts of amazing comments like that buried in HN's archives.
    - WA 4y ago
      That’s how I tell others about HN usually: it’s a news aggregator with comments for nerds, but the cool thing is, often someone chimes in and says "I was on the team who did this and here’s some more/different background info".
  - Julesman 4y ago
    This isn't free speech. This is someone's website. They can have opinions. They can be different than yours. Right?
  - dang 4y ago
    Sure they are. The word "curate" comes from "care". That's a subjective feeling! However, it's not so subjective that other people can't share it, and that's what makes these things fun to share. From my perspective, a 'gem' would be a post that has something rare and interesting about it, and perhaps also touching or beautiful.
- krono 4y ago
  Tangentially related, out of curiosity: Are all or perhaps only specific comments limited to a maximum of 75 points, or is it simply a coincidence that mine have never seemed to get more upvotes beyond that score?
  - chrismorgan 4y ago
    Last year, my HN comments ranged from −4 to +76, with one outlier at +283. (Methodology/source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32547760 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32547760.)
    - krono 4y ago
      Interesting thanks for sharing. I just upvoted that comment of yours as well, stalebots are indeed the worst! Funnily a comment I posted yesterday just passed the 75 points, so it appears that either there is no cap or that it was lifted.
  - dang 4y ago
    There are no such limits so it must be a coincidence!

Not sure about a comprehensive list of differences, but, for one, /highlights page shows all comments there in a chronological order of when they were posted (while /bestcomments doesn't).

dang 4y ago

/bestcomments is a mechanical ranking by upvote count, so 'best' is a misnomer. /highlights is a manually curated list, designed for overlooked gems. If you or anyone notices an overlooked gem, from now or any time in the past, please let us know at hn@ycombinator.com and we'll add it!

andreygrehov 4y ago
Aren’t manual curators biased towards their beliefs? What makes a comment a “gem” from the perspective of a curator?
- ftxbro 4y ago
  It looks like one is a gem when it's by the maker of the thing under discussion, especially if it's an unexpected surprise!
  - dang 4y ago
    Absolutely - there are all sorts of amazing comments like that buried in HN's archives.
  - WA 4y ago
    That’s how I tell others about HN usually: it’s a news aggregator with comments for nerds, but the cool thing is, often someone chimes in and says "I was on the team who did this and here’s some more/different background info".
- Julesman 4y ago
  This isn't free speech. This is someone's website. They can have opinions. They can be different than yours. Right?
- dang 4y ago
  Sure they are. The word "curate" comes from "care". That's a subjective feeling! However, it's not so subjective that other people can't share it, and that's what makes these things fun to share. From my perspective, a 'gem' would be a post that has something rare and interesting about it, and perhaps also touching or beautiful.
krono 4y ago
Tangentially related, out of curiosity: Are all or perhaps only specific comments limited to a maximum of 75 points, or is it simply a coincidence that mine have never seemed to get more upvotes beyond that score?
- chrismorgan 4y ago
  Last year, my HN comments ranged from −4 to +76, with one outlier at +283. (Methodology/source: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32547760 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32547760.)
  - krono 4y ago
    Interesting thanks for sharing. I just upvoted that comment of yours as well, stalebots are indeed the worst! Funnily a comment I posted yesterday just passed the 75 points, so it appears that either there is no cap or that it was lifted.
- dang 4y ago
  There are no such limits so it must be a coincidence!