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Re:Ask PG: Is there any chance of getting points displayed a... by brlewis on Monday October 17, 2011 @11:17PM (#3123711)
All of us are using imperfect heuristics to select good content to read. Just the fact that we're reading HN instead of some other source right now is an imperfect heuristic. There's just too much potential reading for anyone to read everything equally.
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Re:Ask PG: Is there any chance of getting points displayed a... by 5hoom on Monday October 17, 2011 @11:38PM (#3123764)
That is a good point & I don't know what the perfect solution would look like, however I do think it is understandable that PG has decided to adjust the system with a view to improving comment quality.
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