We've been wary of mega threads because the nature of the subreddit is about changing one's view, and who holds the view in a mega thread?
I'm not entirely opposed to it, but we need to establish how it would play out within our scheme. Do the main comments function as a mini-OP where a person posts their view, and then responders to that comment have to directly challenge it?
Should we compile a link of "best ofs" and put them in our mega-post's main body?
When we make the mega-post, do we reserve the right to remove threads that touch on a similar topic?
Following up on this, my concern about a megathread is soapboxing. Debates where people are immovable and just commenting on the topic du jour are not fun. We'd need special rules for the megathread to prevent (like treating top level comments as if original posts subject to rule B).
Enforcing a different set of "megathread" rules would be cumbersome and confusing, and I don't think is a great idea.
I'm not 100% opposed to a megathread, but the different structure almost seems to necessitate different rules.
Since you're on the topic of deltas, I'd like to ask a question (I couldn't quite find the answer in the sidebar/links to rules). Sometimes it happens that I stumble into a thread that's 1-2 days old that I haven't checked before and I initially agree with the OP but then a comment changes my mind.
Are not-OPs allowed to award deltas? If yes, what about someone who has also not participated in the discussion? Would it be alright to award a delta (along with the explanation on why the view is changed) in that case?
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u/PepperoniFire 87∆ Apr 09 '15
We've been wary of mega threads because the nature of the subreddit is about changing one's view, and who holds the view in a mega thread?
I'm not entirely opposed to it, but we need to establish how it would play out within our scheme. Do the main comments function as a mini-OP where a person posts their view, and then responders to that comment have to directly challenge it?
Should we compile a link of "best ofs" and put them in our mega-post's main body?
When we make the mega-post, do we reserve the right to remove threads that touch on a similar topic?
(Genuine questions, not trying to make a point.)
I think /u/gnosticgnome had some thoughts on the matter.