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Knee-jerk reactions are a big problem on this site. Perhaps there should be a delay between a story posting and comments being allowed.
by dskhatri 13y ago
Knee-jerk reactions are a big problem on this site. Perhaps there should be a delay between a story posting and comments being allowed.
- brymaster 13y agoPeople wanting to censor dissent are a big problem on this site.
- jonathanjaeger 13y agoI agree it's easy to have a knee-jerk reaction, but we also have to consider the fact that people who don't like something are much more likely to speak out than people who are neutral or positive. Take into consideration how every major Facebook change has been met with a seemingly loud "boycott Facebook" petition.. on Facebook. We can't really over-police these things.
- jasonwocky 13y agoDoesn't that mean that we'd still get knee-jerk reactions from people who are latecomers to the article?
- coldtea 13y agoOK, then only allow someone to post if he has stayed in the article page for a while.
- brown9-2 13y agoBut on the other hand, what other type of reaction is possible to a blog post that advertises a new feature that most people cannot try out yet and form measured reactions to?
- riquito 13y agoYou may be amazed, confused, euphoric, skeptical, doubtful, intrigued...