Re:Longer Discussions in HN?
by gus_massa on Sunday February 05, 2023 @11:01AM
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For me the main problem would be thread drift. In most short discussions (10 comments) usually the comments are on topic. In long discussions (100 comments) usually the topic has drifted to one of the usual attractors.
(For example in a new proposed rocket technology, after 100 or 200 comments there will be a huge discussion about how to use it to get FTL travel like in a popular sci-fi movie.)
Re:Longer Discussions in HN?
by gtirloni on Sunday February 05, 2023 @11:11AM
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I usually collapse those comments that drift too much because everything below it doesn't matter much. Sometimes I have to collapse all top-level comments, which is sad.
(For example in a new proposed rocket technology, after 100 or 200 comments there will be a huge discussion about how to use it to get FTL travel like in a popular sci-fi movie.)