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GonzoTGreat
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Feb 13, 2017
This is meant as a general reply to Steve's early post about the discussion feed and the various efforts Massdrop is doing to improve the site.
I'm very encouraged by the new directions you and your team want to take the site. As time allows, I try to contribute what I can that I think may have some value. While I'm mostly involved with the writing community, I like to explore other groups (esp. men's fashion and edc.)
Having this "catch-all" forum is great.
Perhaps this is best addressed as it's own thread (feel free to extract and create if so). I wanted to discuss the product discussion boards.
As has been mentioned by others, there's a fair bit of repetition that goes with each drop - even of popular products: I read many posts of members asking the same questions about shipping, about the product, etc.
Often there are posts from an earlier drop that provide comprehensive answers to these common questions.
Is there any talk of creating a way to sort through comments other than chronologically?
Here's the nut, taken from another site that has a robust discussion community. If one uses the New York Times app and goes to an article's discussion, one can sort by # of recommendations or by posts curated by a real person (New York Times picks).
These sr are not always the same as a very popular post might not add to the conversation and/or an overlooked post might offer some helpful insights.
Any chance of a similar system coming to Massdrop?
As usual, I hope this adds to the discourse.
Cheers to all,
Your blue-beaked friend, Gonzo.
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