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Ask HN: Is it wrong to read the comments first?
When there is a top story with quite a few comments already, I tend to read them before clicking the link. Basically a way to check if an article is worth reading.
Do other people follow this same process?
- mcgain 14y agoAbsolutely. Unless the title really grabs me, I will gauge the quality of the article by a quick look through the comments.
- spdy 14y agoSometimes i dont even read the article at all.
- mparlane 14y agoI think the best comments are the ones where someone just pastes the "important" bit.
- damian2000 14y agoI often do this when its a link baity article title e.g. like "OO sucks, and this is why ..." or similar
- kevinconroy 14y agoThat's like asking if it's wrong to eat your pizza crust first. Some people will claim sacrilege, others may nod in agreement while they wipe pizza sauce from their face. Either way, you can't go wrong.
- polyfractal 14y agoI always click the comments link first. If the first set of comments look interesting, I'll read the article, the come back to the comments and read those. I probably read 60% of the articles after skimming the comments.
- logn 14y agoJust don't comment before reading the article or this place will turn into slashdot.