I applaud experimentation, especially when done with copious transparency and user engagement, as was the case here.
An Update on Hacker News
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#12I would be interested in a combined content and comments link. I am often more interested in the HN commentary than the article itself, so I am always opening the comments as well. This would mirror a feature in the Reddit Enhancement Suite that I enjoy.
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#13Is there any guidance on what stories are appropriate to flag? Is it just spam, or is it looser than that?
I sometimes flag blatant political stories, because I don't think they belong on HN, so I guess if I suddenly can't flag anymore then that was the wrong answer.
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#14If I understand the rules correctly, downvoting is used for not agreeing with a comment, and flags are used for inappropriate comments.
But is fading the comment really the correct behaviour. Isn't the position on the page deciding whether the community agrees with the comment?
My suggestion is: remove the fading; let downvoting only move the comments down, since the comment is appropriate yet the community doesn't agree with it; and let flagging remove inappropriate comments.
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#15What constitutes flag abuse? I only do it for stories which I know will only produce flamewars.
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#16In my opinion the only real annoyance with HN is when story titles are edited.
Maybe it will take an updated policy to fix the core issue, which is that while linkbait headlines are annoying, some original works are titled very badly and the poster may actually add useful information by customizing the title (often by highlighting what is most interesting/relevant about the linked article).
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#17If I understand the rules correctly, downvoting is used for not agreeing with a comment, and flags are used for inappropriate comments. But is fading the comment really the correct behaviour. Isn't the position on the page deciding whether the community agrees with the comment? My suggestion is: remove the fading; let downvoting only move the comments down, since the comment is appropriate yet the community doesn't a…
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#18> The threshold for flagging is low (only 30 karma), so everyone can help there.
So I guess I am not able to help.
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#19Last month, I posted an analysis of all 5.6 million Hacker News comments at the time: http://minimaxir.com/2014/10/hn-comments-about-comments/ It should be noted that during the aforementioned six month periods, both the number of new comments made monthly and the average score for a given comment decreased, although this post claims a 30% increase to Hacker News traffic due to changes in the comment system, which is…
How do you see the scores of comments? I only see the points of my own comments.
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#20Is there any guidance on what stories are appropriate to flag? Is it just spam, or is it looser than that? I sometimes flag blatant political stories, because I don't think they belong on HN, so I guess if I suddenly can't flag anymore then that was the wrong answer.
Lots of us flag politics, or anything else that (subjectively) doesn't fit the guidelines. It's definitely not just for spam.