getting and highlighting great conversations

March 8, 2005 11:45 AM

Ahem, ok a two for one.
Would a "great conversation" flag be something desirable? I tried to flag a conversation by flagging the fpp post, but frankly the post was... so so, the conversation that followed was terrific though, so I just chose "other" in the flag list.

And can people envision a method to encourage well crafted posts instead of the rush-to-post-before-someone-beats-me- to-it?
I know once comments start deleting a poor/bad post becomes hard despite there possible being a much superior (double) post. the only things I can think of seems like a lot of work for dear leader.
posted by edgeways to Feature Requests at 11:45 AM (23 comments total)

More Flags!!!
posted by SweetJesus at 11:53 AM on March 8, 2005

Where are the flags, "!"? Don't see them today.
Thought there is a flag option that marks it for the front page side bar.
posted by thomcatspike at 11:56 AM on March 8, 2005

Where are the flags, "!"? Don't see them today.
After I posted, the flags appeared...hmmmm.
posted by thomcatspike at 11:57 AM on March 8, 2005

The solution to the rush to post problem is a lock out time - no responses in the first 30 minutes of a new post. Since it may not always be desirable the poster could choose to override the lockout.
posted by Chuckles at 11:59 AM on March 8, 2005

oh, you have to be in the thread to see them -- excuse me, my brain {{{farted}}}
posted by thomcatspike at 11:59 AM on March 8, 2005

Damn, should have held my piece for 15 more minutes... Heh...
posted by Chuckles at 11:59 AM on March 8, 2005

thomcatspike: The flagging "[!]" disappears when you preview.
posted by Plutor at 12:02 PM on March 8, 2005

The solution to the rush to post problem is a lock out time - no responses in the first 30 minutes of a new post. [This comment was posted 14 minutes after the thread started.]

So then folks would prepare their comments in advance, during the lockout period, and submit them all at once, at the 30-minute point, trying to beat each other to be at the top of the page and also not reading anyone's else's comments before posting ?
posted by WestCoaster at 12:30 PM on March 8, 2005

Wave that flag, wave it wide and high, summertime done come and gone, my oh my.....
posted by jonmc at 12:39 PM on March 8, 2005

I'd pay attention to "good conversation" flags.

Flagging individual comments in the blue and grey would get tedious. Matt made a good call keeping that to the green.
posted by NickDouglas at 12:59 PM on March 8, 2005

Flagging individual comments in the blue and grey would get tedious. Matt made a good call keeping that to the green.

Huh?
posted by nobody at 1:03 PM on March 8, 2005

Sorry, I was wrong; you can indeed flag good comments in blue/gray. I just never saw anything show up.

In AskMe I appreciate the checkmarks next to "best answers."
posted by NickDouglas at 1:06 PM on March 8, 2005

I'm just curious as to what will happen when I flag all my comments as "great posts." Will Matt notice?
posted by seanyboy at 1:06 PM on March 8, 2005

minor bug notice as well. When i flag a post, it opens up a new page to say I've flagged it, and then refreshes the newly opened page. I assume that it does this because I have "Open links in new window" tickbox set. It's not a big issue, and it's not that annoying, but thought I'd tell you.
posted by seanyboy at 1:09 PM on March 8, 2005

Uhhh, what's the point of flagging a great conversation, since only Matt sees the flags?
posted by CunningLinguist at 1:21 PM on March 8, 2005

What's the point of building snowmen... They only melt.
sheesh.
posted by seanyboy at 1:23 PM on March 8, 2005

CunningLinguist writes "Uhhh, what's the point of flagging a great conversation, since only Matt sees the flags?"

CL, if they are doubleplusgood, they might get posted on the sidebar.
posted by sciurus at 1:38 PM on March 8, 2005

seanyboy, I was responding to the main post, not your idea of flagging all your own comments. I LIKE snowmen!
posted by CunningLinguist at 1:48 PM on March 8, 2005

Matt has said that posts flagged as 'great' will be considered for posting in the sideblog. (on preview, what sciurus said)

Yes. He'd notice if you flag all of your own posts as great. Then he'd start sending your flags to /null. See Matt's post from when he first started the flags feature. If you "cry wolf", you'll be ignored.
posted by raedyn at 1:49 PM on March 8, 2005

Wave that flag, wave it wide and high, summertime done come and gone, my oh my.....

Fly that freak flag, jonmc!
posted by terrapin at 2:05 PM on March 8, 2005

Let's have more flags and more flagging! That way, Matt might never get anything done save looking at endless lists of flagged messages!
posted by five fresh fish at 3:07 PM on March 8, 2005

*flags FFF's post "too flaggy"*
posted by graventy at 4:50 PM on March 8, 2005

I actually think fewer flags would be fine, but perhaps more broad categories, ie lump great post/comment/thread and lump offensive/derail/? ....

Such that all offensive behavior is one flag, all good things another and technical (double post say) a third
posted by edgeways at 5:24 PM on March 8, 2005