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    1. Should clicking an article on Tildes be a prerequisite for posting a comment in the associated thread?

      This thought was brought to you/sponsored by my perception that there's an increasing number of comments on Tildes that attempt to "answer" questions posed in the titles of posts, but don't...

      This thought was brought to you/sponsored by my perception that there's an increasing number of comments on Tildes that attempt to "answer" questions posed in the titles of posts, but don't necessarily demonstrate that the user has read the article before commenting. I won't link specific comments, but I've noticed a fair bit of it as of late. I get that those titles bait people into voicing their opinion, but often it's at the detriment of overall discussion. Should a prerequisite of clicking the actual link in question be a requirement before the user is allowed to post a top level comment? Or perhaps a cooldown period of entering a thread versus commenting may help?

      The goal here would be to disincentivise the posting of "driveby" or similarly reductive comments that often don't demonstrate nuance or knowledge that is conveyed in the associated article. Sure, we can't ever know if the user has actually read the article, but it's not designed to be a foolproof strategy, just a discouraging one.

      There's a few ways this could be implemented, probably via the utilization of a small bit of javascript that toggle's a user's reading state for a particular post. Thoughts?

      Just to clarify since I've edited this post: I mean top-level comments only. Replies are more likely to be in response to the parent comment, rather than the title and wouldn't be affected by this proposal.

      25 votes
    2. Weekly album and EP releases (August 3-9)

      Here's a list of a things that came out in this past week, up through Friday. Of course, there's no way to be completely comprehensive with this and we avoided including things where information...

      Here's a list of a things that came out in this past week, up through Friday. Of course, there's no way to be completely comprehensive with this and we avoided including things where information was too lacking, so feel free to bring up anything that isn't on here that you think is worth mentioning. Beyond that, if you have any thoughts of any of these albums, it would be great to hear them :)


      Artist Title Genre(s) Song Link
      AUGUST 08 Happy Endings With an Asterisk EP Alternative R&B Song.link
      Acres Lonely World Post-Rock, Post-Hardcore Song.link
      Bas Spilled Milk 1 Pop Rap, East Coast Hip Hop Song.link
      Bazzi Soul Searching Trap, Pop Rap Song.link
      Blueface Dirt Bag Hyphy, West Coast Hip Hop, Gangsta Rap Song.link
      Bon Iver i,i Art Pop, Folktronica, Glitch Pop Song.link
      Broken Hands Split in Two Psychedelic Rock, Pop Rock Song.link
      Che Apalache Rearrange My Heart Americana Song.link
      Dame D.O.L.L.A BIG DOLLA West Coast Hip-Hop Song.link
      Destruction Born to Perish Thrash Metal Song.link
      Dirty Heads Super Moon Pop Reggae Song.link
      East Forest & Ram Dass Ram Dass Electroacoustic Song.link
      Electric Youth Memory Emotion Synthpop, Dream Pop, Synthwave Song.link
      Feeder Tallulah Alternative Rock Song.link
      Fionn Regan Cala Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary Folk Song.link
      Gaffa Tape Sandy Family Mammal Garage Rock, Pop Punk Song.link
      Horseburner The Thief Sludge Metal, Stoner Metal Song.link
      Infinity Crush Virtual Heaven Indie Pop, Singer/Songwriter Song.link
      Junius Meyvant Rearview Paradise EP Chamber Pop Song.link
      Lil Wop Psych Trap, Gangsta Rap Song.link
      Marc Cohn And The Blind Boys Of Alabama Work To Do Gospel Song.link
      Marika Hackman Any Human Friend Indie Rock Song.link
      PJ Morton PAUL Neo-Soul Song.link
      Pete Yorn Caretakers Singer/Songwriter Song.link
      Purple Pilgrims Perfumed Earth Dream Pop Song.link
      Ra Ra Riot Superbloom Indie Pop Song.link
      Rick Ross Port Of Miami 2 Southern Hip Hop, Trap Song.link
      SVDDEN DEATH VOYD Vol. 1.5 Riddim Song.link
      Sam Fender Hypersonic Missiles Indie Rock, Indie Pop Song.link
      Seeker Lover Keeper Wild Seeds Indie Pop Song.link
      Slipknot We Are Not Your Kind Alternative Metal Song.link
      Snow Patrol Reworked EP 1 Pop Rock Song.link
      Spread Eagle Subway To The Stars Hard Rock Song.link
      The Contortionist Our Bones EP Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock Song.link
      The Regrettes How Do You Love? Indie Rock, Pop Rock Song.link
      Tori Kelly Inspired By True Events Singer/Songwriter, Contemporary R&B Song.link
      Trippie Redd ! Trap, Pop Rap Song.link
      Ugly God Bumps & Bruises Trap, Southern Hip Hop Song.link
      WHY? AOKOHIO Indie Pop, Abstract Hip Hop Song.link
      half•alive Now, Not Yet Indie Pop Song.link

      Notes:
      If you spot any mistakes, let us know.
      Parental Advisory version of all albums linked, so expect NSFW.

      Ugly God - Bumps & Bruises | Deluxe edition linked.

      Thanks to @Cleb, @cfabbro, and @Bauke!

      7 votes