I would also point out a perverse consequence of applying the rate limiter to old high-karma determined commenters: because it takes two to tango, a rate-limiter necessarily applies to the non-rate-limited person almost as much as the rate-limited person...
You know what’s even more annoying than spending some time debating Said Achmiz? Spending time debating him when he pings you exactly once a day for the indefinite future as you both are forced to conduct it in slow-motion molasses. (I expect it is also quite annoying for anyone looking at that page, or the site comments in general.)
I actually happen to prefer it in once a day spurts, and think this generalizes some to others. I don’t think it’s obvious in general which way is better on this dimension though.
Are the dialogues rate limited too? If not, they might be a more suitable medium. They are admittedly harder to branch, but the object-level point of Said vs GSW case has been lost already.
I would also point out a perverse consequence of applying the rate limiter to old high-karma determined commenters: because it takes two to tango, a rate-limiter necessarily applies to the non-rate-limited person almost as much as the rate-limited person...
You know what’s even more annoying than spending some time debating Said Achmiz? Spending time debating him when he pings you exactly once a day for the indefinite future as you both are forced to conduct it in slow-motion molasses. (I expect it is also quite annoying for anyone looking at that page, or the site comments in general.)
I actually happen to prefer it in once a day spurts, and think this generalizes some to others. I don’t think it’s obvious in general which way is better on this dimension though.
Are the dialogues rate limited too? If not, they might be a more suitable medium. They are admittedly harder to branch, but the object-level point of Said vs GSW case has been lost already.