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    1. Comment tags have been re-enabled to experiment with, input wanted on plans

      ~tildes.official Text 506 words
      This has been a long time coming, but the comment tags have now been re-enabled. I want to treat this as experimental, and potentially make a number of changes to them quickly based on seeing how...

      This has been a long time coming, but the comment tags have now been re-enabled. I want to treat this as experimental, and potentially make a number of changes to them quickly based on seeing how they get used. A few notes about how they're set up now and what I'm planning to do with them, followed by some questions that I'd like input on:

      • The main change I want to experiment with is turning the comment tags (mostly) into a system where they're invisible, but cause effects. That is, instead of having the actual tags show up on each comment like they were before, they'll now be something that's "in the background", but can have different effects on comments that get tagged.
      • Currently, tags will only have an effect if multiple users apply the tag. This may change eventually if we start granting more weight to certain users that have a consistent history of tagging, but for now it means that a single user tagging a comment won't do anything unless other user(s) also apply the same tag.
      • As of the time I'm making this post, you can apply tags, but they don't have any effects yet. This will change very soon (probably even later today), but I wanted to get input on potential effects and get a baseline idea of how they start getting used before I turned any effects on.
      • Currently, anyone whose account is at least 7 days old will have access to comment tagging. This is to try to make sure that people have at least a bit of experience on the site before they start using the tags.

      Now, questions that I want input on:

      • What effects do you think might work well for the different tags? I don't want to bias the ideas by explaining a bunch of my own ones up-front, but an example of the sort of things that I'm thinking about is making it more difficult to reply to comments tagged "troll", such as by requiring the user to click through a dialog box like "Other users have tagged this comment as a possible troll, are you sure you want to reply to it and feed the troll?"
      • Is the current set of tags (joke, noise, offtopic, troll, flame) reasonable, or should we consider adding or removing some of them?
      • Now that the comment tags aren't being shown, should we consider changing them to more detailed descriptions? It was somewhat important to have shorter, "snappier" names for them before to keep them compact, but if they're not going to be shown often that may not be necessary at all. For example, "noise" could be changed to something more like "doesn't contribute to discussion".

      Let me know what you think—the comment tags are definitely one of the important aspects of the site, so I'm excited to start experimenting with them again and am confident that we can figure out a system for them that will work really well and help encourage quality discussions.

      102 votes

    2. What have you been watching/reading this week?

      ~anime Ask (survey)
      Remembering to post this on time edition. Anyway, what have you been watching/reading this week? Feel free to talk about something you saw that was cool, something that was bad, ask for...

      Remembering to post this on time edition.

      Anyway, what have you been watching/reading this week?

      Feel free to talk about something you saw that was cool, something that was bad, ask for recommendations, or anything else you can think of.

      If you want to, feel free to find the thing you're talking about and link to its Anilist, MAL, or any other anime/manga database you use!

      7 votes

    11. Crazy Idea: What if we remove traditional voting on comments entirely?

      ~tildes Text 113 words
      Tildes already replaces some of the functionality of downvoting with its tags (troll, flame, off-topic). What if we replaced voting with "positive" tags: helpful, interesting, etc.? This would...

      Tildes already replaces some of the functionality of downvoting with its tags (troll, flame, off-topic). What if we replaced voting with "positive" tags: helpful, interesting, etc.? This would play off of people's indecision when faced with multiple options. A binary decision is very easy - upvoting vs. downvoting. But if you just want to vote on something because it backs up your political opinion you might pause to think for a second if you need to declare the comment "interesting".

      The number of positive tags could still be aggregated into a score. Perhaps we could list the positive tags at the bottom of the comment e.g.: "10 x helpful, 5 x interesting".

      26 votes

    12. Serie A - Matchweek 4 Results

      ~sports.football Text 101 words
      Match Score Statistics Inter-Parma 0-1 (79' Dimarco F.) Napoli-Fiorentina 1-0 (79' Insigne L.) Frosinone-Sampdoria 0-5 (10' Quagliarella F., 47 Caprari G, 54', 86' Defrel G., 83' (Pen) Kownacki...
      Match Score Statistics
      Inter-Parma 0-1 (79' Dimarco F.)
      Napoli-Fiorentina 1-0 (79' Insigne L.)
      Frosinone-Sampdoria 0-5 (10' Quagliarella F., 47 Caprari G, 54', 86' Defrel G., 83' (Pen) Kownacki D.)
      AS Roma-Chievo 2-2 (10' El Shaarawy S., 30' Cristante B.; 53' Birsa V., 83' Stepinski M.)
      Udinese-Torino 1-1 (28' De Paul R.; 49' Meite S.)
      Juventus-Sassuolo 2-1 (50', 65' Ronaldo C., 90+1' Babacar K.)
      Genoa-Bologna 1-0 (69' Piatek K.)
      Empoli-Lazio 0-1 (47' Parolo M.)
      Cagliari-AC Milan 1-1 (4' Joao Pedro; 55' G. Higuain)
      5 votes

    13. Ligue 1 - Matchweek 5 Results

      ~sports.football Text 147 words
      Match Score Statistics Nice-Rennes 2-1 (77' Saint-Maximin A., 89' Lees Melou P.; 58'(OG) Sarr M.) PSG-Staint-Etienne 4-0 (22' Draxler J., 51'(Pen) Cavani E., 76' Di Maria A., 84' Diaby M.)...
      Match Score Statistics
      Nice-Rennes 2-1 (77' Saint-Maximin A., 89' Lees Melou P.; 58'(OG) Sarr M.)
      PSG-Staint-Etienne 4-0 (22' Draxler J., 51'(Pen) Cavani E., 76' Di Maria A., 84' Diaby M.)
      Caen-Lyon 2-2 (52'(Pen) Beauvue C., 73' Oniangue P.; 45' Fekir N., 88' Mendy F.)
      Toulouse-Monaco 1-1 (79' Leya A.; 57' Tielemans Y.)I
      Montpellier-Strasbourg 1-1 (51' Le Tallec D.; 90+3' Mothiba L.)
      Dijon-Angers 1-3 (13' Said W.; 20' Bahoken S., 29' Tait F., 38' Santamaria B.)
      Amiens-Lille 2-3 (79' Kurzawa R., 90+2' Ghoddos S.; 56'(Pen), 76' Pepe N.)
      Nantes-Reims 0-0
      Bordeaux-Nimes 3-3 (26', 56' Briand J., 57'Kalu S.; 32' Guillaume B., 45' Bobichon A., 78' Bozok U.)
      Marseille-Guingamp 4-0 (57', 80' Thauvin F., 73' Payet D., 83' Mitroglu K.)
      4 votes

    14. Bundesliga - Matchweek 3 Results

      ~sports.football Text 151 words
      Match Score Statistics Borussia Dortmund-Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1 (36' Diallo A., 72' Wolf M., 88' Paco A.; 68' Haller S.) Wolfsburg-Hertha Berlin 2-2 (87'(Pen) Mally Y., 90+3' Mehmedi A.; 61'...
      Match Score Statistics
      Borussia Dortmund-Eintracht Frankfurt 3-1 (36' Diallo A., 72' Wolf M., 88' Paco A.; 68' Haller S.)
      Wolfsburg-Hertha Berlin 2-2 (87'(Pen) Mally Y., 90+3' Mehmedi A.; 61' Dilrosun J., 90+1' Duda O.)
      RB Leipzig-Hannover 3-2 (9' Poulsen Y, 40', 63' Werner T.; 13' Fullkrug N., 65' Albornoz M.)
      Mainz-Augsburg 2-1 (87' Ujah A., 90+3' Maxim A., 82' Ji Dong-Won)
      Dusseldorf-Hoffenheim 2-1 (45' Morales A., 88'(Pen) Lukebakio D.; 86' Nelson R.)
      Bayern Munich-Bayer Leverkusen 3-1 (10' Tolisso C., 19' Robben A., 89 Rodriguez J.; 5'(Pen) Wendell)
      Borussia Monchengladbach-Schalke 04 2-1 (3' Ginter M., 76' Herrmann P.; 90+3' Embolo B.)
      Werder Bremen-Nurnberg 1-1 (26' Eggstein M.; 90+2' Vura)
      Freiburg-Stuttgart 3-3 (1', 52' Gondorf J., 81' Waldschmidt G.; 44' Insua E., 49', 56' Gomez M.)
      4 votes

    15. LaLiga - Matchweek 4 Results

      ~sports.football Text 86 words
      Match Score Statistics Huesca-Rayo Vallecano 0-1 (29' Imbula G.) Atlético Madrid Madrid-Eibar 1-1 (90+4' Moreno B. G.; 87' Enrich) Real Sociedad-Barcelona 1-2 (12' Elustondo A.; 63' Suarez L., 66'...
      Match Score Statistics
      Huesca-Rayo Vallecano 0-1 (29' Imbula G.)
      Atlético Madrid Madrid-Eibar 1-1 (90+4' Moreno B. G.; 87' Enrich)
      Real Sociedad-Barcelona 1-2 (12' Elustondo A.; 63' Suarez L., 66' Dembele O.)
      Valencia-Betis 0-0
      Athletic Bilbao-Real Madrid 1-1 (32' Muniain I.; 63' Isco)
      Leganes-Villarreal 0-1 (65' Bacca C.)
      Espanyol-Levante 1-0 (52' Garcia S.)
      Valladolid-Alaves 0-1 (90+3' Ibai)
      Sevilla-Getafe 0-2 (3', 38' Angel)
      Girona-Celta Vigo 17/09
      5 votes

    16. Premier League - Matchweek 5 Results

      ~sports.football Text 129 words
      Match Score Statistics Tottenham-Liverpool 1-2 (90+3' Lamela E.; 39' Wijnaldum G., 54' Firmino R.) Newcastle-Arsenal 1-2 (90+1' Clark C.; 46' Xhaka G., 58' Ozil M.) Manchester City-Fulham 3-0 (2'...
      Match Score Statistics
      Tottenham-Liverpool 1-2 (90+3' Lamela E.; 39' Wijnaldum G., 54' Firmino R.)
      Newcastle-Arsenal 1-2 (90+1' Clark C.; 46' Xhaka G., 58' Ozil M.)
      Manchester City-Fulham 3-0 (2' Sane L., 21' Silva D., 47' Sterling R.)
      Huddersfield-Crystal Palace 0-1 (38' Zaha W.)
      Chelsea-Cardiff 4-1 (37', 44', 80' (Pen) Hazard E., 83' Willian; 16' Bamba S.)
      Bournemouth-Leicester 4-2 (19', 37'(Pen) Fraser R., 41' King J. , 81' Smith A.; 88' (Pen) Maddison J., 89' Albrighton M.)
      Watford-Manchester United 1-2 (65' Gray A.; 35' Lukaku, 38' Smalling)
      Wolves-Burnley 1-0 (61' Jimenez R.)
      Everton-West Ham 1-3 (45+2' Sigurdsson G.; 11', 31' Yarmolenko A., 61' Arnautovic M.)
      Southampton-Brighton 17/09
      6 votes

    20. Do any of you have blogs?

      ~creative Ask (survey)

      If you do, link them in this thread! A bit of writing's always fun, (and selfishly, I've got a new RSS reader to break-in,) and Tildes is built around the transfer of ideas, so why not share?

      28 votes

    23. Advice for those who want a computer science career?

      ~comp Ask
      Those that have pursued a career that deals with any type of computer science, what advice would you give to students before they get a job in it? What do you do on a daily basis? What would you...

      Those that have pursued a career that deals with any type of computer science, what advice would you give to students before they get a job in it? What do you do on a daily basis? What would you have wanted to know before you started?

      17 votes

    28. What is a lesser known upcoming game you're excited about?

      ~games Ask
      Everybody's talking about Fallout 76, Smash, Mario Party, Spider-man... What are some games out there that you're excited about and haven't gotten a whole lot of spotlight that you think others...

      Everybody's talking about Fallout 76, Smash, Mario Party, Spider-man... What are some games out there that you're excited about and haven't gotten a whole lot of spotlight that you think others should really know about?

      I'm personally really excited about Dreams (which is made by the same team that created Little Big Planet) and this weird indie farming/exploration game I found on kickstarter called Garden Paws.

      39 votes

    33. Hey tilda swintons - what would you do if you were awarded $130,000,000 in post-tax lottery money?

      ~talk Ask (survey)
      you head to the gas station to catch a 6-pack and maybe a bag of chips or some rillos. you pass the cashier a twenty, and they mention your change will get you a couple lottery tickets. you're in...

      you head to the gas station to catch a 6-pack and maybe a bag of chips or some rillos. you pass the cashier a twenty, and they mention your change will get you a couple lottery tickets. you're in a good mood and we all hate coins, so you just tell 'em you're down and to choose random numbers.

      a week later, you wake up and see the winning lottery numbers on the news.

      hopeful curiosity turns into a flooring disbelief as you pause the tv and check the numbers four times over.

      you scramble to find and unlock your phone, heading straight to google.

      "winning lottery numbers"

      "how to tell if you won the lottery"

      "lottery number checker"

      everything checks out.

      "how to claim lottery winnings"

      you go to claim your prize, and you can choose between $130,000,000 in post-tax cash now, or $210,000,000 spread equally over the next 30 years.

      which do you choose? what do you do with it?

      25 votes

    38. Best new Destiny 2 Forsaken feature?

      ~games Ask (survey)
      My vote is for bounties god damn near everywhere. The Rider adventure is cool and I really enjoy Gambit so far. Not a huge fan of the weapon mod perk reworking, the grind feels longer than ever...

      My vote is for bounties god damn near everywhere. The Rider adventure is cool and I really enjoy Gambit so far.

      Not a huge fan of the weapon mod perk reworking, the grind feels longer than ever before.

      5 votes

    41. Can a company lie in their privacy policy?

      ~talk Ask
      Maybe I'm just not very well versed in this sort of thing but I couldn't find anything online. I've always been sort of paranoid that a company might not be truthful in their privacy policy. Is...

      Maybe I'm just not very well versed in this sort of thing but I couldn't find anything online. I've always been sort of paranoid that a company might not be truthful in their privacy policy. Is there any sort of law to keep them honest or do we just have to take their word on it?

      11 votes

    43. What have you been listening to this week?

      ~music Ask (survey)
      What have you been listening to this week? You don't need to do a 6000 word review if you don't want to, but please write something! Feel free to give recs or discuss anything about each others'...

      What have you been listening to this week? You don't need to do a 6000 word review if you don't want to, but please write something!

      Feel free to give recs or discuss anything about each others' listening habits.

      You can make a chart if you use last.fm:

      http://www.tapmusic.net/lastfm/

      Remember that linking directly to your image will update with your future listening, make sure to reupload to somewhere like imgur if you'd like it to remain what you have at the time of posting.

      15 votes

    47. What steps do you take to secure your online use and privacy?

      ~talk Ask (survey)
      I do the following: Use a VPN (NordVPN) Use Firefox with a tweaked about:config and the following security extensions: uBlock Origin NoScript HTTPS Everywhere Privacy Badger Decentraleyes Cookie...

      I do the following:

      • Use a VPN (NordVPN)
      • Use Firefox with a tweaked about:config and the following security extensions:
        • uBlock Origin
        • NoScript
        • HTTPS Everywhere
        • Privacy Badger
        • Decentraleyes
        • Cookie Autodelete
        • Skip Redirect
        • CanvasBlocker
      • Run Linux Mint (I know, Ubuntu-based distros aren't ideal but I'm a Linux beginner)
      • Don't have any social media as of a year ago
      • Don't use any Google services, including YouTube, Google Search, or Gmail
      • Use a password manager (KeePassXC)

      The next step would be for me to switch from iPhone to Android running Lineage OS, but money is a bit tight right now. As for day-to-day lifestyle choices, I try to use cash whenever possible and never sign up for things like store rewards programs.

      What's your setup? Do you consider yourself a privacy-minded individual? Are you more concerned with protecting yourself from corporate or government entities?

      46 votes