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aren't using flags for low-value comments They could, and if you ask me, they should. They gum up threads and often start meta discussions about exactly how lo
by pvg 3y ago
aren't using flags for low-value comments
They could, and if you ask me, they should. They gum up threads and often start meta discussions about exactly how low-value they are. Many are even explicitly listed in the guidelines - snark, tropes and memes, 'broke the back button', shallow putdowns, etc. Righteously flaggable, one and all.
- freedomben 3y agoI agree regarding snark, and pretty much anything that criticizes the person rather than the ideas. But one person's tropes and memes are often somebody else's current belief/position, especially if they are part of today's lucky 10,000[1]. What (in your opinion) is the purpose of the down-vote button? [1]: https://xkcd.com/1053/ https://xkcd.com/1053/
- pvg 3y agoBut one person's tropes and memes are often somebody else's current belief/position In a site with the ostensible goal of 'curious conversation', that's not really good enough - it's not the job of your potential interlocutors to figure out what sincere, reasoned beliefs and positions hide behind the throwaway trope line. If you want to have a conversation, it's on you to try to converse. There are lots of other places where the trope line is fine - from the group chat with friends or colleagues to twitter. But those places work in different ways. What (in your opinion) is the purpose of the down-vote button? It's a way to say 'this comment is misranked'. There are lots of reasons to feel a comment is misranked - including simple disagreement.