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Also, given enough use, this system would output some interesting information about who the highly-thought-of commenters are. (It's like an upvote, but I think
by shawndrost 19y ago
Also, given enough use, this system would output some interesting information about who the highly-thought-of commenters are. (It's like an upvote, but I think data that reflects actual usage of a system is more honest than data that users say reflects their opinion. Think del.icio.us vs. yahoo directory.)
Pretty gameable, too.
- akkartik 19y agoPeople should link to their analogous lists of favorites in the comments here. That would be cool. Aggregating them into statistics is where it becomes gameable, but just having those links raw creates an ad hoc and transparent trust network.
- waleedka 19y agoOr maybe you can aggregate the short-lists and generate a report in a few weeks that showcases the most tracked users.
- akkartik 19y agoOr the most-tracked users by users you're tracking.
- rms 19y agoIt would be nice to have a way of adding friends inside news.ycombinator.com. This site has to turn into a social network eventually...