I’ve noticed that very few comments that do not meet the criteria 1) very wrong or not even attempting to be right and 2) written in an inflammatory tone do not go below −2 regardless of what sort of monstrous thread they create.
My solution would be to downvote the ‘catalyst comment’ (the highest level where the dead horse discussion begins) down to −3 or lower, being the default for hidden comments, thus allowing visitors to see, “Name. comment score below threshold[+] (187 children)”.
This solution has the benefit of using the existing moderator framework, providing a clear warning to anyone who wants to get in on the action, and allowing the main article to flow around it while still having the comments preserved in pseudo-privacy.
Not a bad idea, but whoever starts to do that needs to comment on the downvoted post saying “Dead horse”, so as to distinguish the downvotes from the other causes listed above.
I’ve noticed that very few comments that do not meet the criteria 1) very wrong or not even attempting to be right and 2) written in an inflammatory tone do not go below −2 regardless of what sort of monstrous thread they create.
My solution would be to downvote the ‘catalyst comment’ (the highest level where the dead horse discussion begins) down to −3 or lower, being the default for hidden comments, thus allowing visitors to see, “Name. comment score below threshold[+] (187 children)”.
This solution has the benefit of using the existing moderator framework, providing a clear warning to anyone who wants to get in on the action, and allowing the main article to flow around it while still having the comments preserved in pseudo-privacy.
Not a bad idea, but whoever starts to do that needs to comment on the downvoted post saying “Dead horse”, so as to distinguish the downvotes from the other causes listed above.