Comment on Tell HN: Can we stop commenting on troll comments?parentComments−davi16ybe ok with the fact that trolls will start showing up and all we can do is ignore themNo. If signal:noise gets too low, good people will leave.−alexgartrell16yThe voting scheme should bring good to the top and send trolls to the bottom.−allenbrunson16ythat's what people said about usenet. "just killfile the trolls." that didn't stop almost everybody from arguing with them.usenet was designed in a more naive time, and it has zero defenses against disruptions. and that's why it died.
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be ok with the fact that trolls will start showing up and all we can do is ignore them
No. If signal:noise gets too low, good people will leave.
The voting scheme should bring good to the top and send trolls to the bottom.
that's what people said about usenet. "just killfile the trolls." that didn't stop almost everybody from arguing with them.
usenet was designed in a more naive time, and it has zero defenses against disruptions. and that's why it died.