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This thread is full of comments debating the merits of editorializing titles. I think a lot more would be gained by spending that same energy debating solutions
by marvin 13y ago
This thread is full of comments debating the merits of editorializing titles. I think a lot more would be gained by spending that same energy debating solutions to the more pressing issue also highlighted by pg: Methods to reduce the number of mean, dismissive, stupid or downright incorrect comments.
Maybe not quite as sexy, but much more constructive towards the goal of having a good online community.
- krapp 13y agoWhat could be done that wouldn't amount to censorship? You could give downvoting rights earlier I suppose, or give users a killfile feature, but people have already mentioned how that might create a bubble effect. I suppose charging people for joining up might work, maybe even a "real name" policy (though personally i'm really opposed to both... I also have a higher tolerance for antagonism than what HN probably considers acceptable) and some way of preventing throwaway accounts by matching them to logged in IPs (easily foiled, I know.)