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Re:Poll: Is this trolling? by cstejerean on Tuesday March 04, 2008 @06:44PM (#129295)
the number of comments on a thread is not related to the value of the post. For example you could post something that most people disagree with. So they all comment stating their disagreement. Other folks come along and vote up the comments since they also dislike the post.
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Re:Poll: Is this trolling? by curi on Tuesday March 04, 2008 @06:45PM (#129296)
Widespread disagreement that people feel compelled to post about, rather than ignore, is notable!
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Re:Poll: Is this trolling? by cstejerean on Tuesday March 04, 2008 @06:55PM (#129304)
no, it's not. Making it notable simply promotes flame wars and trolling.
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Re:Poll: Is this trolling? by curi on Tuesday March 04, 2008 @07:01PM (#129311)
The point is that people already consider it notable (which is why they are replying). When it's not notable, they'll ignore it.
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Re:Poll: Is this trolling? by cstejerean on Tuesday March 04, 2008 @07:54PM (#129345)
If they considered it important they would upvote it. But they chose not to.
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