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We're screwed now... techcrunch isn't exactly known for its overly insightful comments. Welcome digg-like users!
The arrival of less insightful people is inevitable. The goal should be presenting the site such that they matter less or don't bother coming.
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The arrival of less insightful people is inevitable. The goal should be presenting the site such that they matter less or don't bother coming.
Maybe there should be some kind of validation before you can start posting and taking part in the discussions. A smart way of doing this would be to let potential new users write a bit about themselves, and let existing users vote on whether or not they should be allowed to post based on their introduction of themselves. Another way would be to let new users have a quota of comments that could be raised if the initia…
I think the moderation is even more important because when people start modding down valid coments or modding up stupidity that's what make me want to leave. That's when I got annoyed with Digg +-2 years ago and Reddit +-1 year ago.
We're screwed now... techcrunch isn't exactly known for its overly insightful comments. Welcome digg-like users!
If there is an influx, the lack of fluff will scare them away for quite a while. It was over about a 12 month period of time that reddit went from being occasionally political to being totally dominated by Ron Paul/Obama fanatics. Rome wasn't destroyed in a day.
We're screwed now... techcrunch isn't exactly known for its overly insightful comments. Welcome digg-like users!
The arrival of less insightful people is inevitable. The goal should be presenting the site such that they matter less or don't bother coming.
I've got high hopes.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Maybe there should be some kind of validation before you can start posting and taking part in the discussions. A smart way of doing this would be to let potential new users write a bit about themselves, and let existing users vote on whether or not they should be allowed to post based on their introduction of themselves. Another way would be to let new users have a quota of comments that could be raised if the initia…
Slashdot implemented something in something similar long time ago (I guess they still do it) and I don't know why nobody ripped that off. To start moderating your account need pass a certain threshold of "oldness". I think the moderation is even more important because when people start modding down valid coments or modding up stupidity that's what make me want to leave. That's when I got annoyed with Digg +-2 years a…
Generally I am amazed that moderation systems are not better than they are, especially since the stakes seem to be so high in this niche right now.
With as much as we complain about how much noobs will change the site, why did he go off and do a stupid thing like put this on the front page of TC?
Get ready for some LOL cats.
We're screwed now... techcrunch isn't exactly known for its overly insightful comments. Welcome digg-like users!
it was nice while it lasted ; )