I appreciated your comment and saw it earlier before it was detached. Thank you for sharing it. It got decent visibility to readers, as your points suggest. I suggest you cut the mods some slack for adjusting things on one of the heaviest trafficked threads ever. The phenomena dang describes with only semi-related reply to the first thread does exist and I myself have gotten higher points on posts that benefit from it, unintentionally and intentionally (didn’t realize that was abuse, sorry dang). I think we are better off with an ecosystem that limits such point/visibility seeking or accidental behavior, even for good content. Don’t take it personally.
(I do think there should be some way to skim for, say top X% rated comments particularly on mega threads, somewhat like there was/is on slash dot with its point filtering. This would have helped visibility for a detached comment like yours, would reduce the ordering benefit dang mentions for those using it, and improve usability more generally for busier readers. But that’s my 2 cents. These things always cut multiple ways.)
A megathread is always a tough place to add value, on any platform. Who am I, but I appreciate you and your comments and hope you continue to share with a broader audience that includes me here.
(I do think there should be some way to skim for, say top X% rated comments particularly on mega threads, somewhat like there was/is on slash dot with its point filtering. This would have helped visibility for a detached comment like yours, would reduce the ordering benefit dang mentions for those using it, and improve usability more generally for busier readers. But that’s my 2 cents. These things always cut multiple ways.)
A megathread is always a tough place to add value, on any platform. Who am I, but I appreciate you and your comments and hope you continue to share with a broader audience that includes me here.