What if there were different sections for different types of comments? Ex. a section for:
“I agree”-type comments
“Stupid question”-type comments
Very low barrier “open thread/random” comments
Typical high barrier “meaty” comments
Right now, I suspect that people with “I agree”, “Stupid question” or “open thread/random” comments don’t post them because they’re “not good enough”. But if there was a section explicitly asking for these types of comments, I suspect that people would be very willing to provide them.
Another benefit is that comment readers could skim for the types of comments they’re interested in reading.
I’m not sure if the sections I proposed are the best ones to have, just thought a concrete example would make things easier to describe.
I don’t think the UI for comment sections would make things overly complicated. Something like Bootstrap’s nav tabs should do.
Something similar, previously suggested in the meta-section was to allow for “short comments” that show up collapsed by default for everyone but the author, which’d include “thanks, I agree!” and “I noticed a typo” type comments.
I’d be worried about creating a distinction between stupid questions and “meaty” comments, since then people will be worried about “is my question meaty or stupid”?
I’d be worried about creating a distinction between stupid questions and “meaty” comments, since then people will be worried about “is my question meaty or stupid”?
What if there were different sections for different types of comments? Ex. a section for:
“I agree”-type comments
“Stupid question”-type comments
Very low barrier “open thread/random” comments
Typical high barrier “meaty” comments
Right now, I suspect that people with “I agree”, “Stupid question” or “open thread/random” comments don’t post them because they’re “not good enough”. But if there was a section explicitly asking for these types of comments, I suspect that people would be very willing to provide them.
Another benefit is that comment readers could skim for the types of comments they’re interested in reading.
I’m not sure if the sections I proposed are the best ones to have, just thought a concrete example would make things easier to describe.
I don’t think the UI for comment sections would make things overly complicated. Something like Bootstrap’s nav tabs should do.
Something similar, previously suggested in the meta-section was to allow for “short comments” that show up collapsed by default for everyone but the author, which’d include “thanks, I agree!” and “I noticed a typo” type comments.
I’d be worried about creating a distinction between stupid questions and “meaty” comments, since then people will be worried about “is my question meaty or stupid”?
Good point, I agree.