My suspicion is that SSC would get a lot more traffic if its lousy WP comment system was better, but then Scott is apparently not motivated by traffic, so there is no incentive for him to improve it.
Why do you think that's the case? Are there any cases of blogger getting much more popular after switching to a different comment system?
And what comment system would you advocate?
Why do you think that's the case? Are there any cases of blogger getting much more popular after switching to a different comment system?
It's a good question, maybe it does not, I am not aware of any A/B testing done on that. I simply go by the trivial inconveniences.
And what comment system would you advocate?
Scott is against reddit-style karma system, so I'd go for Scott marking comments he finds interesting, at a minimum.
Additionally, comment formatting and presentation which improves nesting and visibility would be nice. Reddit/LW is an OK compr...
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