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Re:Warning of forthcoming collapse of Atlantic meridional ov... by nerpderp82 on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @02:25PM (#36867051)
This is the single biggest flaw in how HN discussions are formed. I almost always downvote the top comment. Often they completely derail any sort of meaningful discussion. I have fantasized around a "forum garden" where we could experiment with other ways of facilitating discussions.
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Re:Warning of forthcoming collapse of Atlantic meridional ov... by bonestamp2 on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @02:35PM (#36867213)
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Re:Warning of forthcoming collapse of Atlantic meridional ov... by FollowingTheDao on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @03:35PM (#36868133)
For myself, I’m looking for a forum that has no up votes or down votes.
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Re:Warning of forthcoming collapse of Atlantic meridional ov... by nerpderp82 on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @04:01PM (#36868474)
It has nothing to do with downvotes. The first person to show up decides the entire future direction of the conversation.
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Re:Warning of forthcoming collapse of Atlantic meridional ov... by dredmorbius on Tuesday July 25, 2023 @07:38PM (#36871229)
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Re:Warning of forthcoming collapse of Atlantic meridional ov... by nerpderp82 on Tuesday August 01, 2023 @11:52AM (#36957671)
Which is a great idea and HN does.

I'd love to see a chatmodel as a forum board moderator. They understand nuances, so it would be able to spot people just fighting or adding too much snark. A real net nanny.

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