How common do you think “shitty comments” are? And how well/poorly do you think the existing karma system provides an observer with knowledge that the user base “understand[s] they are shitty”? (To be sure, it doesn’t tell you if the voting users understand exactly why the comment is shitty.)
I’m not sure how many people would post attributed-to-them emojis if they weren’t already anonymously downvoting a comment for being shitty. So if they aren’t already getting significant downvotes, I don’t know how many negative emojis they would get here.
They’re especially useful for comments of mixed quality- e.g. someone is right and making an important point, but too aggressively. Or a comment is effortful, well-written, and correct within its frame, but fundamentally misunderstood your position. Or, god forbid, someone make a good point and a terrible point in the same comment. I was originally skeptical of line-level reacts but ended up really valuing them due to that.
There’s also reacts like “elaborate”, “taboo this word” and “example” that invite a commenter to correct problems, at which point the comment may become really valuable. Unfortunately there’s no notifications for reacts so this can really easily go unnoticed, but I it at least raises the option.
If I rephase your question as “how often do I see comments for which reacts convey something important I couldn’t say with karma?”; most of my posts since reacts came out have been controversial, so I’m using many comment reacts per post (not always dismissively).
I also find positive emojis much more rewarding than karma, especially Changed My Mind.
How common do you think “shitty comments” are? And how well/poorly do you think the existing karma system provides an observer with knowledge that the user base “understand[s] they are shitty”? (To be sure, it doesn’t tell you if the voting users understand exactly why the comment is shitty.)
I’m not sure how many people would post attributed-to-them emojis if they weren’t already anonymously downvoting a comment for being shitty. So if they aren’t already getting significant downvotes, I don’t know how many negative emojis they would get here.
They’re especially useful for comments of mixed quality- e.g. someone is right and making an important point, but too aggressively. Or a comment is effortful, well-written, and correct within its frame, but fundamentally misunderstood your position. Or, god forbid, someone make a good point and a terrible point in the same comment. I was originally skeptical of line-level reacts but ended up really valuing them due to that.
There’s also reacts like “elaborate”, “taboo this word” and “example” that invite a commenter to correct problems, at which point the comment may become really valuable. Unfortunately there’s no notifications for reacts so this can really easily go unnoticed, but I it at least raises the option.
If I rephase your question as “how often do I see comments for which reacts convey something important I couldn’t say with karma?”; most of my posts since reacts came out have been controversial, so I’m using many comment reacts per post (not always dismissively).
I also find positive emojis much more rewarding than karma, especially Changed My Mind.