I really, REALLY would like some way to distinguish 'excellent' comments from comments that are just rising to the top with higher point values.
a star, orange dot, bold title, anything.
that said I like HN without points.
a star, orange dot, bold title, anything.
that said I like HN without points.
As it is, I find myself commenting less to replies on my own comments, because I'm not invested in furthering my argument - I can't see how many votes those replies got, so I don't know if I need to keep arguing my case.
(That could be a good thing or a bad thing; a good thing if I'm wrong, a bad thing if I just didn't express myself well to start with.)
While a lot of insight can indeed fit into a sentence or two, it still figures to me that those who take the time to write long comments are probably contributing more to the thread than those who leave short replies.
Anyhow, it's just a heuristic that springs to mind.