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> The real problem with online communities is that the people who are upvoted the most are the ones who spend the most time commenting. I remember a claim of a
by probably_wrong 12y ago
> The real problem with online communities is that the people who are upvoted the most are the ones who spend the most time commenting.
I remember a claim of a similar but opposed problem: that low quality short content is much more rewarding that long, thoughtful responses. See a funny cat pic? I chuckled, upvote. See a long answer that doesn't quite fit your opinion? Downvote, or ignore at best. Short and funny trumps long and thoughtful.
This is not a problem in HN thanks to moderation, but it happens a lot in other communities.
- butmaybeifly 12y agoToo black and white. Why not be funny, short AND thoughtful? Why does everyone here have such tunnel vision?
- Mithaldu 12y agoBecause often points cannot be made in a short manner and still be understood. Just like in this very post some points need some explanation of their context and the thought chain leading to them, or people will not understand how the poster arrived there and simply voice their disagreement, instead of sitting down for a while and thinking about the post and trying to recreate that chain of thought on their own.