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This is the single biggest flaw in how HN discussions are formed. I almost always downvote the top comment. Often they completely derail any sort of meaningful
by nerpderp82 3y ago
This is the single biggest flaw in how HN discussions are formed. I almost always downvote the top comment. Often they completely derail any sort of meaningful discussion. I have fantasized around a "forum garden" where we could experiment with other ways of facilitating discussions.
- bonestamp2 3y agoThere should at least be several ways to sort the comments (like reddit) and then each page load should randomly select one way to sort it unless a user has explicitly set a sort method preference in their account settings.
- FollowingTheDao 3y agoFor myself, I’m looking for a forum that has no up votes or down votes.
- nerpderp82 3y agoIt has nothing to do with downvotes. The first person to show up decides the entire future direction of the conversation.
- dredmorbius 3y agoOne presentation format which utterly flips this is to post newest message first. Random ordering can also work. (Newest first has its own issues, notably of late-hit low-value comments. But the overall effect on the thread discussion of early low-value comments is reduced.)
- nerpderp82 3y agoWhich is a great idea and HN does. I'd love to see a chatmodel as a forum board moderator. They understand nuances, so it would be able to spot people just fighting or adding too much snark. A real net nanny.