User blog comment:NeonSpotlight/Where did comments go?/@comment-50.53.139.17-20120808223306

In response to CrashySmashy below who said:

"Sb probably said this already : How about tagging feature : everyone can tag a good comment, while the bad ones are moved to the bottom, and eventually (in matters of days) are automatically deleted."

The popularity contest? Nothing I love more than trusting in the masses' collective opinion of what matters and what doesn't.

I believe there's an old saying regarding those who are often most hated are those that tell the truth, but of course, I'm paraphrasing.

People upvote what they want to hear, not what is actually worth something - such is the infallibility of being human (at least, and especially, in this day and age). Thus the comments that will sink to obscurity are any that challenge the status quo because the status quo is, by definition, the most commonly accepted norm.

I didn't realize the comments section was such an issue. I come to this site for the comments. If the section was removed, I would no longer bother coming here. If I wanted stat information, there are a dozen other sites I could visit. The reason I come here is for the explicit purpose of reading through the comments, idiotic and clever alike. It is MY personal preference that should decide what is and is not worth MY time, not anyone else's. If you allow for a voting system, then you shut out voices, many of which likely would be useful to at least someone.

In any case, if there must be a way to sort through the comments, why don't we define their worth by how much conversation they generate? I often find the long threads to be the most interesting.