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A point system to keep track of how many comments a user has facilitated. Encourage people to start discussion instead of just farming points.

For example, you make a submission and 10 comments are posted under it (not including yours), you get +10 Discussion Starter points (or whatever you want to call it).

Likewise, if you make a comment and 5 people comment under it (regardless of chain depth), you get +5 points.

Example:

[–] gaylord 1 point (+1|-0) 1 hour ago:
|   > I'm a faggot
|
|-- [–] picman 69 points (+69|-0) your mom ago:
|     > I too am a faggot
|
|---- [–] mrloozer 420 points (+420|-0) bang-oclock ago:
|        > I agree, I am in the faggot realm..
|
|-- [–] pmyb2 -200 points (+0|-200) who cares ago:
|     > I hate myself

Discussion Starter points:
1. gaylord = 3
2. picman = 1
3. mrloozer = 0
4. pmyb2 = 0

A point system to keep track of how many comments a user has facilitated. Encourage people to start discussion instead of just farming points. For example, you make a submission and 10 comments are posted under it (not including yours), you get +10 Discussion Starter points (or whatever you want to call it). Likewise, if you make a comment and 5 people comment under it (regardless of chain depth), you get +5 points. Example: [–] gaylord 1 point (+1|-0) 1 hour ago: |   > I'm a faggot | |-- [–] picman 69 points (+69|-0) your mom ago: |     > I too am a faggot | |---- [–] mrloozer 420 points (+420|-0) bang-oclock ago: |        > I agree, I am in the faggot realm.. | |-- [–] pmyb2 -200 points (+0|-200) who cares ago: |     > I hate myself Discussion Starter points: 1. gaylord = 3 2. picman = 1 3. mrloozer = 0 4. pmyb2 = 0

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[–] • 3 pts

I kind of like the idea. @AOU what do you think?

[–] • 1 pt

It's not a bad idea. But would be a little complicated to implement with the current commenting system.

[–] • 2 pts

If my assumption is correct it would require quite a bit of change to the database itself.

[–] • 1 pt

Yes, this will need a new column to store users comment's starter points.

But that's the easy part. The thing is that the code will have to check the db to see the position/status of the comment about to be submitted and attribute the points according to it.

[–] • 2 pts

The only real comment chains I've seen tend to be two people bickering at each other.

How would that be handled?

[–] • 2 pts

Your own comments aren't counted. So you'll get a point when the other guy responds, but not when you respond.

[–] • 2 pts

I'll go on a posting tear from time to time but I'm always around to chat. As for points idc. It's generally just me clearing off my open tabs w/ a bookmarklet.

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