Comment on Poll: What would happen if News.YC had explicit support for polls?parentComments−moog18yI also come here for the smart people you can find. I don't see why polls would change that.Zeitgeiss anyone? Vote a), b) or c).−mixmax18yI think that the signal/noise ratio would get higher.−moog18yWe could adopt a convention that when you vote, you post a short comment to explain your rationale.−mhb18y???Why would that be bad?−mixmax18yBecause then the site would be like Reddit - interesting content that is impossible to find in the vast froothing sea of Ron Paul submissions, funny pictures and conspiracy theories.:-)−mhb18yThen I think you meant that the signal/noise ratio would become lower.−mixmax18yOooops....You're right. Sorry about that.−rw18yThis subthread is an example of the ratio getting higher.−mhb18yI think you mean lower.
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I also come here for the smart people you can find. I don't see why polls would change that.
Zeitgeiss anyone? Vote a), b) or c).
I think that the signal/noise ratio would get higher.
We could adopt a convention that when you vote, you post a short comment to explain your rationale.
???
Why would that be bad?
Because then the site would be like Reddit - interesting content that is impossible to find in the vast froothing sea of Ron Paul submissions, funny pictures and conspiracy theories.
:-)
Then I think you meant that the signal/noise ratio would become lower.
Oooops....
You're right. Sorry about that.
This subthread is an example of the ratio getting higher.
I think you mean lower.