Comments on: StackOverflow Summaries and Opinions 2011 http://hostilefork.com/2012/01/18/stackoverflow-summaries-2011/ a disgruntled developer taking a stand in the information multiverse Fri, 18 May 2012 05:05:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: me http://hostilefork.com/2012/01/18/stackoverflow-summaries-2011/#comment-1294 me Fri, 04 May 2012 08:00:41 +0000 http://hostilefork.com/?p=152#comment-1294 Baby animals of all kinds have distinctive appearances that limit aggression from adults of the same species. New users should have something similar by their name (like a yellow border) so it is harder to accidentally flame them. Naturally you have to Tell people to be nice to the newbies but this should make it easier for them to comply. Baby animals of all kinds have distinctive appearances that limit aggression from adults of the same species. New users should have something similar by their name (like a yellow border) so it is harder to accidentally flame them. Naturally you have to Tell people to be nice to the newbies but this should make it easier for them to comply.

]]> By: Dawn http://hostilefork.com/2012/01/18/stackoverflow-summaries-2011/#comment-1282 Dawn Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:43:23 +0000 http://hostilefork.com/?p=152#comment-1282 Reputation points sound like another name for a like button. In practice, I think it's difficult for such a system to not amount to insta-popularity contests for various posts, pictures, videos, and such. Writing something takes more time, and so, perhaps more thought than might go into the decision of whether or not to click a mouse button... should I send that email, order some stuff, take a stance on that post? How can you separate quality votes from those unfairly cast? The whole thing just gets so complicated and cumbersome that it seems unworkable, though not as bad as our actual democratic system! I also think the idea of $100 bill jars belongs in the douchebag jar: http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/09/douchebag_jar.html That's some offensive wealth-flaunting nonsense. Reputation points sound like another name for a like button. In practice, I think it’s difficult for such a system to not amount to insta-popularity contests for various posts, pictures, videos, and such. Writing something takes more time, and so, perhaps more thought than might go into the decision of whether or not to click a mouse button… should I send that email, order some stuff, take a stance on that post? How can you separate quality votes from those unfairly cast? The whole thing just gets so complicated and cumbersome that it seems unworkable, though not as bad as our actual democratic system! I also think the idea of $100 bill jars belongs in the douchebag jar:

http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/09/douchebag_jar.html

That’s some offensive wealth-flaunting nonsense.

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