What's amazing to me isn't that/. has carried on this long, but rather that the comment quality on here hasn't gone the way of most social new sites. It seems that in general as a social news site ages, matures, and grows, the comment quality follows an inverse pattern. Or more simply, as the number of users approaches infinity, the comment quality approaches 4chan. Digg used to be a decent site for discussion; now you'd be laughed at for even suggesting that the comments might be notable. Reddit is quickl
It seems like I have a continuous stream of mod points and usually receive more points the day after I finish spending the last bunch. After awhile it begins to feel like a responsibility. I am a fairly ignorant person and as such do not have anything productive to contribute towards most discussions, so do not mind helping moderate...but is it possible that some individuals are in the same boat as me, and are just negging people because it is fun?
I think you should only begin receiving mod points after
Age and quality. (Score:5, Insightful)
Re: (Score:5, Funny)
I get far too many mod points (Score:1)
I think you should only begin receiving mod points after
Re:I get far too many mod points (Score:2)
I get a lot too. I hardly ever use them up.
I moderate the occasional insightful or informative comment I run into as I browse the comments , but I don't go looking for comments to moderate.
A day or two after my mod points expire I get 15 more, and I go through the cycle of using a couple of them again.
Rinse, lather, repeat