Re:In U.S., Decline of Christianity Continues at Rapid Pace
by tokai on Thursday October 17, 2019 @01:50PM
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Yeah a really disparaging comment coming from a mod. What is the problem. Sure there is some bickering, but it's falling to the bottom.
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Re:In U.S., Decline of Christianity Continues at Rapid Pace
by dang on Thursday October 17, 2019 @02:00PM
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A lot of bickering falls to the bottom because moderators downweight it. I wish that weren't so, because it's a lot of work.
Re:In U.S., Decline of Christianity Continues at Rapid Pace
by tokai on Thursday October 17, 2019 @02:07PM
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I'm sorry your comment confuses me. Isn't it us users that downweight comments with our votes? I thought you reacted on flags and heavy downvotes.
I know you do a lions share of work dang, but I think you were a little to fast here. Good comments were being posted (and pushed below you comment) as you wrote that.
Re:In U.S., Decline of Christianity Continues at Rapid Pace
by dang on Thursday October 17, 2019 @02:21PM
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For sure, users downweight (and up-weight!) comments. That's the most important factor. But moderators also downweight subthreads, for example if they're off topic. It's a combo of the two.
Same for stories: the ranking is determined by votes, flags, software, and moderation. Users are the most important factor, but alas not a sufficient one. Without moderation, the system gets into unstable states and can't stay within its mandate.