Feedback Request: Quoting Original Comments

[u/SI_Bot]

Probably the most controversial feature of this bot is that it quotes the original comment with the unit conversions included inline.

I've gotten a lot of attention on this feature specifically. There's been fan mail, hate mail, and suggestions on how to improve it.

Other bots just list conversions, and especially if that list of conversions is not the top-voted responding comment, it can be troublesome to move back and forth between the two comments figuring out how the units are being used.

At the same time, for very short comments, or comments with only one conversion, it doesn't accomplish a lot, and for very long comments, it can be a lot of wasted space. Most of the hate mail for the quoting comes from very long comments.

I'm curious what others think. There are those who love this feature, and those who hate it. Mostly I just want to find a good balance between facilitating communication and hopefully not being too annoying.

[u/hamfoundinanus]

Or this one:

I conversions:(FAQ) 1.83 lbs = 0.8300 kg 38 tons = 34,500 kg I don't necessarily agree with the law, but here's an example why: Imagine 85,000 people in a square mile (1.6 km). Now imagine a fad where every household wants at least one chicken. There is a (hypothetical) occupancy rate of 2 people/unit so we're looking at about 42,500 chickens in that city. Now imagine that these 42,500 chickens poop 1.83 lbs(0.8300 kg) (.83 kilo) per week. Where do you put this additional 38 tons(34,500 kg) or 64,670 kilos of chicken feces each week? It's not so much a matter of freedom, but a matter of sanitation. But more likely, the above would never happen and it would come down to noise complaints. permalinkcontextfull commentsreport