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1. pg+e[view] [source] 2009-05-13 17:55:14
>>pg+(OP)
I wanted to see if there had been any visible decrease in quality. Doesn't look like it. There's surprisingly little difference between this and the regular frontpage.
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2. 10ren+xf[view] [source] 2009-05-14 04:11:10
>>pg+e
I think it's the recent comments - their shallow attacks reduce the perceived quality of the submissions.

Recent comments tend not to collaborate with the article - they aren't filling in gaps, adding further instances, extending the concept; discussing where the article is clear or unclear; correct or incorrect. And they are neither respectful nor kindly. They don't build on, or with, the article to create something better.

Instead, comments compete with the article - they find spelling errors, logic errors, or denounce the article in a shallow, general, global and vague way, often labeling it with connotational language. They aren't trying to build value, but destroy it.

The only criticism I enjoy reading is what you'd get from a kind and wise mentor. If someone hates an article, I'd prefer it if they just ignored it.

But I can't make them do that - so, recently I've taken to ignoring the comments here, and going direct to the article to make up my own mind.

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