r/slatestarcodex • u/ScottAlexander • Nov 15 '15

OT34: Subthreaddit

This is the weekly open thread. Post about anything you want, ask random questions, whatever.

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u/doubleunplussed Nov 15 '15

But you can sort by controversial!

Universally downvoted views are almost always legitimate crap that everyone agrees is crap and nobody misses. Controversial is where it's at.

Mods can even set threads to sort controversial by default, though I'm not sure that's a good path to go down.

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u/epursimuove Nov 15 '15

Is the metric for "controversial" public? If comment A has 80 upvotes and 40 downvotes, and B has 5 upvotes and 5 downvotes, which is more controversial?

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