I prefer HN with points displayed on comments.
1168 points
I prefer HN without points displayed on comments. 989 points
Ah, welcome my creatures of the night. You have brought victory after a close contest. Seriously, it is interesting that early evening USA saw an almost perfect 50-50 split (384-382 at 9pm PST), but as daytime moves west across Asia towards Europe, there's been a strong trend towards points.
Paul, this might be worth exploring in more depth, breaking out by age or timezone for example.
It could be that people who are working during the day prefer HN with points so that they can skim (since they may not have enough time to read fully).
I prefer HN without points displayed on comments. 989 points
Ah, welcome my creatures of the night. You have brought victory after a close contest. Seriously, it is interesting that early evening USA saw an almost perfect 50-50 split (384-382 at 9pm PST), but as daytime moves west across Asia towards Europe, there's been a strong trend towards points.
Paul, this might be worth exploring in more depth, breaking out by age or timezone for example.