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Comment author: ChristianKl 26 April 2015 05:49:12PM 0 points [-]

On the new website, we are going to experiment with a different method. In brief, the idea is to use an automated recommendation system which sorts content, raising the best comments to the top and (optionally) hiding the worst.

That sounds like Reddit which doesn't really have a reputation for deep political debate.

Comment author: cousin_it 26 April 2015 06:52:15PM 2 points [-]

Does Reddit have personalized ranking? I think that's the main idea of the OP's proposal.

Comment author: cleonid 26 April 2015 07:14:22PM 1 point [-]

One essential difference is that our recommendation system is guided by the individual rather than the group preferences. Reddit is based on finding the lowest common denominator.

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