But a larger community also means people like that conspiracy poster coming here and degrading the quality of the conversation. It’s a double edged sword. I think we should encourage quality user growth over just quantity. Of course, that’s easier said than done. But my point is that growth in and of itself is a poor measure of success: we want growth of competent users.
Of course, I don’t disagree. I just want to encourage us to seek good comments. You could fill the comment section with 100 low quality posts and it wouldn’t meaningfully improve things.
But a larger community also means people like that conspiracy poster coming here and degrading the quality of the conversation. It’s a double edged sword. I think we should encourage quality user growth over just quantity. Of course, that’s easier said than done. But my point is that growth in and of itself is a poor measure of success: we want growth of competent users.
Ok, but having more than 3 responders per post in less common communities would be great. Like, not even the writing or art comms get more than that.
Of course, I don’t disagree. I just want to encourage us to seek good comments. You could fill the comment section with 100 low quality posts and it wouldn’t meaningfully improve things.