Timeline for Who conceptually "owns" the differing kinds of content on StackExchange?
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| Jul 22, 2011 at 0:22 | comment | added | Billy ONeal | Oh wait, I read that wrong. No, I think everyone should be able to see the comments. However, hiding all of them unless the user presses a button to show some or all of them was what I meant. Hiding them from view from everyone would prevent discussions between more than two people. (Such as this one ) | |
| Jul 22, 2011 at 0:17 | comment | added | Billy ONeal | That would be just fine for me. (So long as the rampant deletion of comments was toned down as a result of course) Comments are there to serve the commentor and the answer. I don't see why drive by users should give a damn about them. | |
| Jul 22, 2011 at 0:17 | comment | added | Pollyanna | @Billy Out of curiosity - would you then be ok with the system hiding comments from everyone (ie, no being able to see them or know that they are there) except the two having the discussion? | |
| Jul 22, 2011 at 0:13 | comment | added | Billy ONeal | See, the main reason I disagree with this is that comments get folded. If they were truly supposed to "contribute to the attached question or answer", then they would not be folded. Obviously the system is currently designed with the idea in mind that comments are not for the average reader. And even if that was not the case, I certainly don't think the answer is that "obvious" or "resounding" -- otherwise there'd not be so much disagreement. | |
| Jul 22, 2011 at 0:12 | comment | added | Pollyanna | We originally had to reach a compromise between hiding all comments unless asked for, and showing all comments by default - we are now at the uncomfortable middle point of showing just a few comments, but I still wonder if that was the right decision... | |
| S Jul 22, 2011 at 0:11 | history | answered | Pollyanna | CC BY-SA 3.0 | |
| S Jul 22, 2011 at 0:11 | history | made wiki | Post Made Community Wiki by Pollyanna |