Tell HN: Please bring back comment scores

Post by drzaiusapelord » Wed, Apr 27, 2011, 3:29 PM UTC

edw wrote: post #138

drzaiusapelord wrote: post #79

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Why aren't they the same piece of info? Scores just reflect popularity, not expert analysis. I find scoring systems like at reddit or slashdot just promote, usually wrong, group think (ZOMG OBAMA IS A COMMIE KENYAN!!) or whatever group values the majority accepts (GAYS SHOULDNT GET MARRIED!!). There's a lot of faith in the wisdom of crowds with these systems and that's not a faith I find particularly convincing. The…

I agree. I've almost forgotten how disappointed I am that sites like HN, Reddit, and so forth don't use my up votes as signals for a collaborative filter and suggest which comments and stories I might find interesting. (And by "interesting," I mean interesting , not something I agree with , a distinction too many people on HN don't seem to understand.)