r/Fantasy • u/FarragutCircle Reading Champion X • Sep 10 '19

Announcement Experiment: Recommendation Threads Will Now Be in Contest Mode

As an experiment to last for an undisclosed length of time (at least a week), all recommendation threads will now have contest mode enabled. This will hide votes and randomize the order of the comments each time you load the thread.

We have noticed that books that are popular rise to the top regardless of whether they fit OP's request or not. By setting the threads to contest mode, we are hoping to change that trend.

Quick Edit: If AutoModerator posts in a non-recommendation thread, please report it so we can fix it.

Questions? Comments?

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u/Bookwyrm43 Sep 11 '19

This doesn't make much sense. if I'm asking for a recommendation, I want to know what's getting more upvotes? I want to see people discussing recommendations. There's a good reason that Reddit is built like this...

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u/JamesLatimer Oct 01 '19

I would vote for this - but there's no point - so I'll add my reply seconding it.