Sankaku Complex Comment Rating
- Categories: Meta, News
- Date: Oct 26, 2009 12:46 JST
- Tags: Internet, Meta, Sankaku Complex
A significant addition to Sankaku Complex’s commenting system has been made in the form of a full comment rating system; you can read a complete explanation below.
The system should be intuitive enough; clicking the plus button on a comment will vote up the comment, and clicking the minus icon will vote it down.
You need to be logged in to vote on comments – you can create an account here.
Unsurprisingly, each user may vote only once on a given comment, but you are free to vote on as many comments as you like.
Comments scores are displayed as a number from -1 (appalling) to 1 (great). Comments have to have a certain number of votes to have their score come into effect. Scores are not immediately updated on voting.
A “karma” system is a probable future addition, but at current all comments start at 0; anonymous comments have a slight malus to reflect the fact that anonymous users have an higher propensity to make abusive comments – otherwise they are treated identically.
Good comments are highlighted, bad comments are faded, and utter drivel is collapsed completely so as not to poison your eyes.
The options at the top of the comments section allow you to set a viewing threshold for comments – you can have only the worst comments collapsed (the default), or you can hide bad comments as well, show all comments irrespective of rating, or even display only top rated comments.
In all these cases, you can freely expand or collapse any comment by clicking the small ‘+’ in the upper right corner of the comment. You can still reply to comments irrespective of ratings.
Comments which are exceptionally abusive (chiefly spam or other extreme cases) can be reported with the “!” link, which will bring them to the attention of a moderator.
The natural tendency of many users when presented with such a system is to mercilessly vote down any opinions they disagree with, or any users they dislike.
Whilst this is an inevitable component of any voting system, it is hoped that most users will recognise the real power of such a system is in encouraging users to make insightful, informative or witty comments, with votes based on the merits of the comment and cast irrespective of who is making the comment or whether the sentiment they express is objectionable to the reader.
Should you have any additional comments or feedback, please do not hesitate to leave them below.
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I got the first comment...lol
THE SYSTEM WORKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
not used to it yet but might like it in the future...
And if it's worse than -1, it'll be automatically deleted, or what?
Read the article, the range is stated as "from -1 (appalling) to 1 (great)"
The comment gets collapsed at -1 and that's it.
collapsing is great, fading is great but outlining great comments might be even greater by bolder font and different color.
They are outlined. Adding colour would be a bit garish and hard to read though...
But... this is then all subjective to the matters of the majority. If the majority decide that certain comments are to be voted away, then we have a tyranny of the majority. This is great for getting rid of useless troll beasts but it also diminishes the chance for minority opinion to remain.
Just a thought.
and so your comment fades in the nothingnes of the unirverse
Everyone vote down this idiot before I decide to ban him.
Way ahead of you - also, Opaque is amusing.
Oh, I see it's much more dynamic than just "Opaque". XD
Working on it, chief.
Any Anons wanna help out?
They can't. Only users get to vote.
+9000 for loli comments
no longer anon... this is pretty fun.. its like a 2 grade promotion
only users can vote huh? nice. now we dont have to always look at anons posting
I guess it's time to leave my anon ways. T_T
I guess I'll go ahead and register soon. I always try to be generally nice so the Anonymous status doesn't really matter to me.
All for the better. Enough faceless anons
Fool they're trying to trick you and steal your data. Fight the NHK don't let them near you aaaaagh.
np
Done and done.
I predict a surge of new registered users in the next day or so.
Most likely at a cost to page hits.
One of the attractions for Sankaku over other blogs was the absence of distinction between registered and anonymous users.
But it makes perfect sense to implement it (putting aside the 'oh so exploitable' factor).
Less than 1% of users even comment.
The excesses of anonymous commenting likely annoy more users than they please, and many anonymous comments are effectively devoid of meaningful content (which itself generates page hits).
Add to that the fact that voting on comments is itself quite entertaining, and open to all, and it seems unlikely to have any deleterious effects.
Something to impress the ladys right?
Touché.
Now what remains to be seen is whether attributing points to posts acts as a deterrent or a catalyst for trolling and obnoxious/inane/retarded behaviour.
It has been suggested that psychologically trolls are attention whores which do not / cannot make the distinction between good and bad attention. (On this particular point however, the effect dimming posts will have is interesting.)
Artefact, I have an account but can never be arsed to actually sign in...
Being collapsed is the ultimate attention killer. Why bother with a (crude) troll if your post will be obliterated after a few people have voted it down? This is the default option so anyone collapsed is going to be trolling a minority of the readers.
Did any of us ever mention we love you?
In a purely non-gay way.
Did i mention sankaku is my waifu.
Anons waifu that is...
You need to stop beating your waifu dude...
Do it or else Artefact will ban you as well!!
Artefact...you know I respect you but you said:
"The natural tendency of many users when presented with such a system is to mercilessly vote down any opinions they disagree with, or any users they dislike.
Whilst this is an inevitable component of any voting system, it is hoped that most users will recognise the real power of such a system is in encouraging users to make insightful, informative or witty comments".
You created this site, monitored, nurtured, banned, and guided it's masses.
You know this is Exactly how 'some' posters are going to treat each other- Your hope & faith in humanity astounds me.
It is just setting an example.
How do you get those 'descriptions' after each post? like "Special", "Serious", "Magically Delicious", ect....is it cause you're You or is this a "Mood" feature you're testing. How do I get a 'special word'.
Sex
ALL HAIL ARTEFACT!
ALL HAIL ARTEFACT!
love it thx
Replying to first post to be on top FTW
Why do everyone try very hard just so they can the first comment? Isnt the content of the comment important?
To a troll. no.
Let's try this out, shall we?
What do you get when you combine Rei and Asuka?
A tsunderei.
What goes red-brown-flame-red-brown-flame-red-brown-flame?
Shana in a blender!
Thanks, I'll be here all week. Tip your veal, and try the waitress. ^^
Damnit, i was close with "Shana in a food processor."
where does the brown come form =o
Blood - Hair(?) - Flame hair and/or fire
you don't wanna know.
Her uniform, of course...
i made an accout just to downvot u
What brand of car does Akiha drive? A Nisan.