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Re:Ask YC: Do any of you find yourself reading comments befo... by alecco on Monday January 12, 2009 @05:23AM (#430352)
Same here, it all depends about the target domain.

For example I'd never click a Seth Godin, Zed Shaw, or any other self-promotion writer link but the HN discussion tends to be very constructive. I always click links to Wikipedia, New Yorker, Wired, and many other good sources (from experience.)

Perhaps a feature could be a Agree/disagree vote for stories to distinguish from up-voting the HN discussion.

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Re:Ask YC: Do any of you find yourself reading comments befo... by nihaar on Monday January 12, 2009 @12:22PM (#430742)
I agree. I use the comments thread as a secondary filter if I a. am not already familiar with the domain of the link, b. the story has a very sensational heading or c. feel it might a self-promoting link.
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