DanArmak comments on Dealing with trolling and the signal to noise ratio - Less Wrong

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Comment author: DanArmak 31 August 2012 07:10:37PM 3 points [-]

Data please: how many articles with >1000 comments are there, and what are some recent examples?

I'll also note that I just paid 5 karma to make this reply. Yet your comment was downvoted presumably because people disagreed with your suggestion, not because they thought you were trolling. The new feature of discouraging discussion on downvoted comments is counterproductive.

Comment author: [deleted] 31 August 2012 07:17:20PM *  1 point [-]

Data please: how many articles with >1000 comments are there, and what are some recent examples?

This thread is the example that made me think we would be better off if spin off debates had been made into discussion articles or at least open thread posts.

There is some very interesting off topic material but it is lost in the sheer volume. I now think there are probably far too few such threads to make this feature worth implementing.

Edit: I'm a bit confused as to why I'm being down voted for changing my mind?

Comment author: DanArmak 31 August 2012 07:27:49PM 3 points [-]

I think there are probably too few such threads to make this feature worth implementing.

That is also my perception.