This has been discussed much on Stack Overflow earlier, by the name of "Fastest Gun in the West Problem". http://meta.stackexchange.com/q/9731/186983 http://met

This has been discussed much on Stack Overflow earlier, by the name of "Fastest Gun in the West Problem". http://meta.stackexchange.com/q/9731/186983 http://meta.stackexchange.com/q/9731/186983 However, I often see new (top level) comments on the top when entering a discussion here on HN, so it seems they at least get some exposure.