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So, every once in awhile, if things have been quiet, I like to pop a post seeing what the general feelings of the community are towards the site, seeing what we could do better, etc. I think its been a few months since the last time I posted in Meta, so I think this is a good time to get a pulse on the community, and provide a venue to get any feedback (good or bad).
On the staff side, I know things have been relatively quiet over the summer due to most of us being busy with life and such, which is why we haven't made a major site upgrade since the original rehash upgrade at the end of May. For myself, I've been working at a new job, and dealing with a fair bit of non-Soylent related things to the point that I really only have the time or energy to post, and occasional check in, and I'd like to thank the rest of the staff, and mrcoolbp in particular for holding down the fort for me.
Anyway, in contrast to my usual posts, I'm going to cut this off here, and will be looking forward to your comments below.
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(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Tuesday November 17 2015, @12:27PM
I'd say the quality of the discussion is good, too, for the most part. I do notice that there is a lot more discussion about specific computer hardware & code, which there are relatively few articles for, and also general working & lifestyle topics, which everyone can relate to, than there are about science or general technical issues per se. Do people care about the science articles? Does anyone have a good, regular source for code issues?
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by rondon on Tuesday November 17 2015, @01:08PM
I greatly enjoy the science articles, but I'm not generally informed enough to feel that I should (or want to) comment on them.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 17 2015, @06:48PM
Ask questions even if you think they are too basic.
I'm very knowledgeable about certain science topics and answering questions/explaining concepts leads to better commentary and usually a broader discussion.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 18 2015, @01:57AM
Mod parent up. If the summary is decent, it would be enough for those of us without the specific expertise to ask questions, and perhaps even read the linked piece. If I know people here, those with some expertise would be glad share some of it with the rest of us plebs.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by JeanCroix on Tuesday November 17 2015, @03:22PM
(Score: 5, Interesting) by richtopia on Tuesday November 17 2015, @05:08PM
I don't want to divulge into Reddit, but I would like to see a moderation system for articles. I would allow users to +1/-1 on articles, but not show the article score or use it for ranking. Meerly it would provide a feedback to the administrators that some of the topics are appreciated even though there is little discussion.
Particularly some of the astronomy announcement articles I feel this way. I like to be informed, but there is little to say on some of the announcements.
(Score: 4, Interesting) by FatPhil on Tuesday November 17 2015, @05:54PM
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people; the smallest discuss themselves
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 17 2015, @07:00PM
It's fine to say "that's cool". Try to throw in a question, especially a "Why" question.
Example: That's really cool that scientists can manipulate immune cells to kill cancer. Why don't the immune cells already kill cancer? What is keeping this from becoming a standard therapy? What are the potential downsides of the therapy?
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday November 19 2015, @02:00AM
I'd like to see that myself. Give us an idea of what to hunt for when we've been light on it for a day or three.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday November 17 2015, @06:46PM
I find a lot "code issues" in the project I am working on. Maybe folks can post their bug database dumps.