In regards to #2, I still think hiding low-value comments in some fashion would be the way to go. For example, how about hiding comments that fail to receive X upvotes within Y days? (And, of course, an obligatory link to display all comments, or perhaps all comments in a sub-thread)
Something simple like (for example) a comment needs 1 upvote per day to remain unhidden, until some number of days pass or some number of points are achieved (4? 5?), and then the comment remains visible in perpetuity.
I like the new no-points system, but I do agree #2 is a concern and could used some tweaking.
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In regards to #2, I still think hiding low-value comments in some fashion would be the way to go. For example, how about hiding comments that fail to receive X upvotes within Y days? (And, of course, an obligatory link to display all comments, or perhaps all comments in a sub-thread)
Something simple like (for example) a comment needs 1 upvote per day to remain unhidden, until some number of days pass or some number of points are achieved (4? 5?), and then the comment remains visible in perpetuity.
I like the new no-points system, but I do agree #2 is a concern and could used some tweaking.
Yes. I agree that we need to hide some comments that really don't add any value.
On the side note, I got more votes right now than ever before. Go figure how people think about voting o_O