On: Tell HN: Uptick in mean-spirited comments

[codefisher]

How about people with low karma (like myself) not being allowed to comment on articles that appear on the front page. Then only people really interested in following HN, and trying to form some kind of reputation in the community would be able to get much exposure. Trolls in general I would think are much more interested in putting out comments that a number of people will see.

[usedtolurk → codefisher]

That would result in a relatively small panel of generalists and censor specialists who might otherwise make the occasional invaluable contributions.