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Re:Talk: An open-source commenting platform focused on bette... by Noos on Friday July 19, 2019 @01:01PM (#20480430)
There's no "engagement." It just ends up with banal "I agree" posts that add nothing to the article. And it doesn't add many to them, Polygon's comment sections tend to be tiny and not worth reading, for example. You get better news and engagement on reddit.
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Re:Talk: An open-source commenting platform focused on bette... by Fellshard on Friday July 19, 2019 @03:47PM (#20481858)
They used to be larger, and I believe that restrictive, inconsistent moderation drove people away, but that's merely a guess of one probable cause.
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