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(Score: 2) by engblom on Wednesday May 20 2015, @10:40AM
Isn't what you describe a problem existing already now? I mean if discussions have begun on a topic, the almost only way to get your response visible is to reply to another comment rather than posting a new comment. I have several times seen comments being offtopic to comment threads.
My proposal does not solve this particular problem, but it does not make it worse. It however helps in getting more of the interesting juice visible.
(Score: 2) by wantkitteh on Wednesday May 20 2015, @11:25AM
People who get the earlier comments in will naturally receive more moderation simply because more people will see what they say with less competition for the reader's mod points. That's perfectly natural and I wouldn't say it was a "problem", more a "home truth".