Timeline for What "comments" are not . . .
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| Mar 20, 2017 at 10:31 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
replaced http://meta.stackexchange.com/ with https://meta.stackexchange.com/
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| Apr 23, 2014 at 14:02 | history | edited | CommunityBot |
Migration of MSO links to MSE links
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| May 18, 2013 at 0:43 | comment | added | jmort253 Mod | @RhysW - This is why I'm glad we're having this discussion as it's helping us all get on the same page. I sort of agree that +1 [quoted text] could be noise. I wouldn't outright delete them. But I would if they were flagged. But if someone clarified something and helped make the answer stronger or less likely to be misinterpreted, I would find it personally tough to remove those. Does this help? | |
| May 17, 2013 at 23:33 | comment | added | Jim G. | @jmort253: I totally agree. And if it helps, the comments attached to this answer helped me understand NickC's point of view as well. Emphasis: I don't want anyone to take a militant stance on comments. | |
| May 17, 2013 at 23:13 | comment | added | jmort253 Mod | @JimG. - I wasn't really implying that anyone was taking a militant stance, and I apologize if I was unclear. My goal isn't to call Nick or anyone else out. Instead, my goal is to clarify this stance so that other users don't take a militant stance on what comments they flag. No one wants to end up with a series of summarily dismissed flags on comments we don't consider harmful. In short, I don't think Nick was implying we should wipe them all out -- I just want to help clarify so no one gets surprised. Let's try to keep this constructive if we can. Hope this helps! | |
| May 17, 2013 at 17:05 | comment | added | Nicole Mod | @jmort253 I didn't think my post here implied that only suggestions or seeking clarity were allowed. And yes (@JimG) I am asking for greater discipline. Comments with just agreement or quotes are mostly noise. But I think it's great when a commenter simplifies and summarizes an important point, or adds useful perspective in agreement with a particular point. | |
| May 17, 2013 at 12:38 | comment | added | Jim G. | @RhysW: Right, but it looks like NickC is asking for even greater discipline. | |
| May 17, 2013 at 11:23 | comment | added | user5305 | @JimG. Jmort shouldnt have to do it, mods are there for exceptional circumstances, hence why we, as a community, are deciding what is and isnt allowed | |
| May 17, 2013 at 10:44 | comment | added | Jim G. | @RhysW: I agree with this; but I thought that jmort253 was already upholding this level of quality. [Except for enderland's comment above.] | |
| May 17, 2013 at 8:32 | comment | added | user5305 | @JimG. its not a militant stance, its standards to maintain the high quality and usefulness of the site in a way that provides the closest ratio of words / useful words which solve the problem or add clarification. Comments just saying "+1 good answer" add nothing to the site, as pointed out by NickC But as Jmort points out comments which say "+1, 'Quoted Text', really highlights points X, Y and Z" are ok comments to have | |
| May 17, 2013 at 8:15 | comment | added | Jim G. | @jmort253: Great points. I really don't know how this militant stance on comments helps us. | |
| May 17, 2013 at 2:59 | comment | added | jmort253 Mod | I guess to summarize what I'm interpreting from this: If the comment adds to the answer, keep it. If it just echoes or adds agreement, get rid of it. I've personally experienced some comments that reiterated a point from an answer that I originally disagreed with, but after seeing it written differently, helped me see the post author's point. I'd hate to see us lose that aspect of our site. | |
| May 17, 2013 at 2:37 | comment | added | jmort253 Mod | Sometimes I find that someone points out an interesting answer and makes me want to read it more by highlighting an important point mentioned in the answer. Some commenters also add an additional point or paraphrase the points to help clarify what the original author was saying. So I'm curious, do you see a separation between commenting to add additional points vs just simply copy and pasting a portion of the answer after a +1? Do you see any comments not specifically suggesting improvements or seeking clarification to be noise? | |
| May 16, 2013 at 19:17 | history | edited | NicoleMod | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| May 16, 2013 at 19:08 | history | answered | NicoleMod | CC BY-SA 3.0 |