>There was always a huge first-mover advantage to getting a high scoring comment
It's right for good comments that are read by more people to receive more votes. Also that the first person to make a particular comment should be higher voted as repetition of the same insight isn't improving the thread.
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There was always a huge first-mover advantage to getting a high scoring comment... so I think your #1 above was actually a misleading signal.
>There was always a huge first-mover advantage to getting a high scoring comment
It's right for good comments that are read by more people to receive more votes. Also that the first person to make a particular comment should be higher voted as repetition of the same insight isn't improving the thread.
It's right for good comments that are read by more people to receive more votes.
I don't agree with this. Just b/c someone was first to post a mediocre comment doesn't mean it's good or worth reading.
Also, early posts are often knee-jerk and among the least thoughtful of the thread.