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I used to think that the up voting mechanic was the future of the internet. Now I think that it's a perverse incentive that requires very heavy handed moderati
by NegativeK 1y ago
I used to think that the up voting mechanic was the future of the internet.
Now I think that it's a perverse incentive that requires very heavy handed moderation to not suck (AKA more free labor), and that time decaying posts can discourage quality, in-depth discussions.
Corollary: necroing forum threads isn't necessarily bad.
- Enginerrrd 1y ago>Corollary: necroing forum threads isn't necessarily bad. I've always agreed with this. It was usually considered bad etiquette at best on forums, but I never really understood why.
- NegativeK 1y agoI'm sure it'd be content specific, but in a thread about technical discussions (_especially_ in fields with information that can be just as valuable a decade later) it seems totally fine. Those forums seem to be okay with it, though...
- layer8 1y agoI fully agree, but still upvoted you.