Re:An HN Alternative for Long-form Content
by saraid216 on Saturday May 18, 2013 @11:39PM
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One thing that I'm keen on someone trying out is this:
Instead of having upvotes (or likes or +1s or whatever), separate the concept out into different notions. You have a different goal in mind than I do, but my list was "Agree, Eloquent, Beautiful, Laughed". You might instead have "Agree, Promote, Eloquent, Useful".
The principle is to have a small list to capture the different ways someone reacts positively. It's a short list to prevent the paradox of choice, but it's descriptive enough that you can still meaningfully express your upvote in more than one dimension.
Instead of having upvotes (or likes or +1s or whatever), separate the concept out into different notions. You have a different goal in mind than I do, but my list was "Agree, Eloquent, Beautiful, Laughed". You might instead have "Agree, Promote, Eloquent, Useful".
The principle is to have a small list to capture the different ways someone reacts positively. It's a short list to prevent the paradox of choice, but it's descriptive enough that you can still meaningfully express your upvote in more than one dimension.