I miss seeing xp-comments

[Nikosandros]

So, we've seen some debate about this issue, but what's the official stance? Will XP comments be made visible again at some future point or has it been decided not to?

 

[Morrus]

So, we've seen some debate about this issue, but what's the official stance?

There is no official stance. There's just me, who is so busy with all the other stuff I have to rebuild around here that I'm not even going to think about it for a long time yet, let alone decide anything!

 

[Nikosandros]

Yes, I know that it's just you... it was a tongue in cheek way of asking if you had figured out what you want to do about this.

 

[Orius]

It was a good way of agreeing with a poster instead of making a post that had little more to say than, "I agree". I'd like to see it return as well.

 

[SkidAce]

It put relevant comments in the relevant post, instead of 4 pages later. I realize you can reply with quote, but sometimes that breaks the train of thought the thread has developed for a simple short, "I agree and "xxx" is true also!" type replies.

 

[Jeff Carlsen]

XP with comments shown in a post is the single greatest advancement in web forums since signatures, and probably more useful. It gives users the ability to visibly reward someone for contributing to the conversation with a short comment to make it personal.

When I get a notification, a post quote comes with a sense of dread. A risk of hostility. But an XP comment always made me happy.

 

[Mishihari Lord]

Sure there are pluses and minuses, but the bottom line for me is that this site was simply more fun to read and participate in with inline xp comments.

 

[billd91]

At this point, I'd probably just rather not see XP comments. Let them be, effectively, a private note between the XP giver and the receiver. Then they shouldn't need to be moderated. I wouldn't mind seeing the XP count on a post, though.

 

[Ahnehnois]

When I get a notification, a post quote comes with a sense of dread. A risk of hostility.

That's a shame.

Then again, I hear you.

 

[Jeff Carlsen]

That's a shame.

Then again, I hear you.

Yeah, it isn't that people are hostile. Just that debate naturally feels aggressive.