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Thanks for this, it's a good idea getting people to rate how negative their comments are... it would certainly be an interesting exercise, although it may just
by Gatsky 12y ago
Thanks for this, it's a good idea getting people to rate how negative their comments are... it would certainly be an interesting exercise, although it may just show that those who leave negative comments don't think they are being negative, whereas the people that can be bothered rating the negativity of others are probably more sensitive to negativity.
- andrewstuart 12y agoSelf-rating the negativity of your comment is designed to force you to acknowledge that HN wants you to think and be reasonable. The OP's blog post suggests that "Gentle reminders by peers" will make the culture better. I think these gentle reminders by peers in practice will whip everyone into a frenzy of hunting for negativity, naming negativity, blaming for negativity, being defensive about negativity, judging and feeling judged, anger, outrage and despair with constant accusations and counter accusations about the definition of negativity. Some negativity is normal and natural and okay. HN wants less of it, so they should just ask people to make their own self assessment of their post at the moment of posting. Problem mostly solved, but it's pointless to try to completely solve it - the concept of negativity is open to interpretation and therefore everyone will have a different opinion. I think plenty of people will tone it back after being forced to judge their own negativity.
- kordless 12y agoNegativity is only bad if it's used to speak for other's feelings. You actually don't know if it will whip everyone into a frenzy. :)
- andrewstuart 12y agoReading through this thread shows quite a few people in a frenzy about negativity.