None are bad, but all have been tried to varying degrees before. They don’t seem to fix the underlying problem of some people just being sketchball idiots.
I actually think number 3 — dedicated comment pages for each post — is the most interesting. Some sites, like MacRumors, seem to use this to good effect. It turns your comment section into a forum.
I’m reminded of Coffee Talk. “Talk amongst yourselves.”
Talk Amongst Yourselves
Josh Constine has a few ideas for how to fix commenting on the Internet.
None are bad, but all have been tried to varying degrees before. They don’t seem to fix the underlying problem of some people just being sketchball idiots.
I actually think number 3 — dedicated comment pages for each post — is the most interesting. Some sites, like MacRumors, seem to use this to good effect. It turns your comment section into a forum.
I’m reminded of Coffee Talk. “Talk amongst yourselves.”
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