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Hey guys,

Not sure if this post will get fucked up due to the April fools fun (and there was much rejoicing), but this is chronos.

Been on my mind for a few weeks, maybe even months now.

I am a pretty early adopter and vocal supporter of Poal as evidenced by much hate I received on voat. I don't post many links or anything here as they usually end up being reposts. I don't come here for whatever fucking bot inside joke you all have going on, or for random music videos or random news etc.

What I come here for is the INTERACTION with other users. I'm not much into chat or poalcasts, so that is primarily via comments or up/down ticks. What I am seeing more and more (maybe it's always been there and I am just now noticing more?) is that there seems to be less interaction and more random stuff posted.

I'll make a very long, well thought out comment and won't even get an upvote many times, much less a reply. This negatively reinforces me and makes me reconsider making any long, well thought out comments. Not because I give a fuck about points, but does / did anyone even read said long comment? Is it worth the time to type it out? Is this post worth the time to type out, or will it be lost in a bunch of randomness?

I still come here, but as interaction decreases my GAS factor (give a shit) also decreases.

TL;DR - for me, a nice discussion is worth more than 1000 random links.

Cheers guys and gals

Hey guys, Not sure if this post will get fucked up due to the April fools fun (and there was much rejoicing), but this is chronos. Been on my mind for a few weeks, maybe even months now. I am a pretty early adopter and vocal supporter of Poal as evidenced by much hate I received on voat. I don't post many links or anything here as they usually end up being reposts. I don't come here for whatever fucking bot inside joke you all have going on, or for random music videos or random news etc. What I come here for is the INTERACTION with other users. I'm not much into chat or poalcasts, so that is primarily via comments or up/down ticks. What I am seeing more and more (maybe it's always been there and I am just now noticing more?) is that there seems to be less interaction and more random stuff posted. I'll make a very long, well thought out comment and won't even get an upvote many times, much less a reply. This negatively reinforces me and makes me reconsider making any long, well thought out comments. Not because I give a fuck about points, but does / did anyone even read said long comment? Is it worth the time to type it out? Is this post worth the time to type out, or will it be lost in a bunch of randomness? I still come here, but as interaction decreases my GAS factor (give a shit) also decreases. TL;DR - for me, a nice discussion is worth more than 1000 random links. Cheers guys and gals

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[–] [deleted] • 3 pts

It's bound to happen.

Most people aren't good at holding a meaningful conversation. So the more people join Poal, the more random links and less meaningful conversation you will find from the average user.

This is why I think there should be some consideration put into ording posts based not just on the up/down ticks, but also based on the amount of conversation being had (total number of comments, maybe factoring in how many different people are commenting).

Would encourage more people to comment. Keep the highly discussed topic on the front page. Incentivize starting discussions.

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I'd like an option to just sort posts by number of comments.