:( Who else is unhappy that XP comments are now showing up in the post?

[Dannyalcatraz]

Just an observation:

It seems to me that there are a lot more people using the XP system to leave the kinds of messages that one would normally see as regular posts in threads.

IOW, it seems as if the rate of accumulation of people's postcounts will slow while their XP totals and churn in the XP system will increase.

(See post #62 in this thread.)

 

[Merkuri]

(See post #62 in this thread.)

Do you really want those cluttering up the thread? That was an off-topic post on my part, and instead of derailing the entire thread with people saying congratulations they decided to just comment on the post instead.

I think that's an improvement.

 

[Seonaid]

Do you really want those cluttering up the thread? That was an off-topic post on my part, and instead of derailing the entire thread with people saying congratulations they decided to just comment on the post instead.

I think that's an improvement.

Me too. I don't see anything wrong with it at all, actually.

 

[Piratecat]

I'm surprised to find that I distinctly prefer the visible xp comments. I'm all for letting people make them invisible if they prefer, though; user customization is the way to go.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Do you really want those cluttering up the thread? That was an off-topic post on my part, and instead of derailing the entire thread with people saying congratulations they decided to just comment on the post instead.

I think that's an improvement.

Me too. I don't see anything wrong with it at all, actually.

It doesn't matter to me either way, though I do think it devalues the XP system just a tad. As for it cluttering up the thread, comments like those could just as easily be made via private messages instead of XP or the thread.

Ultimately, it depends upon what those who implemented the system want it to do. If they don't want that kind of commentary in the XP system, they may see this as undesirable. I'm just bringing it to their attention.

If they don't care, then all's well.

 

[vagabundo]

I now feel that the posts in-thread are senators on the floor of an auditorium and the XP comments are the peanut galley...

 

[Theo R Cwithin]

Just an observation:

It seems to me that there are a lot more people using the XP system to leave the kinds of messages that one would normally see as regular posts in threads.

Yup, I've noticed exactly this.

I've grown used to it, though I now no longer think of it as "XP", as in some sort of reward to the poster. To my mind, it's now an alternate comment system for leaving a minimal note that's not important or relevant enough for a full post. So it seems a little strange to tabulate a score for it, but *meh* :shrug: Welcome to teh int3rwebz, where They tabulate scores for all kinds of bizarre things.

 

[Abraxas]

Simple question - are we any closer to having the option to hide xp comments?