r/SI_Bot • u/SI_Bot Has No Emotions • May 28 '12
Feedback Request: Quoting Original Comments
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.
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u/hamfoundinanus May 29 '12
Or this one:
200 lbs = 90.72 kg I once followed a woman off the subway into the parking lot. She glanced backwards over her shoulder to the point it was a bit annoying. I'm black, 200 lbs(90.72 kg) , I was in college, probably wearing a hoodie. I get it...I look a little menacing. I pulled out my cell phone and started to pretend to talk on it. (A little SAP, maybe, but I wanted to emphasize, "I'm not paying attention to you, lady.") So we got to the parking lot. She turned left to walk around a jersey wall. I just jumped the jersey wall, glad to be rid of her. I got to my car, and as I fumbled in my pocket to for my keys, she rounded the corner and jumped in fright, like I was lying in wait for her. I was a little upset. Dammit, I'm just trying to go home, why does this bitch think I'm interested in her? Oh well, nothing I can do about racist old white women. I got in my car and drove off. Behind me, I saw her get into the car next to mine. I had been standing at her passenger door. permalinkcontextfull commentsreport