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comment by cgod
cgod  ·  3814 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Ignore users newer than X days

I think that it might hurt retention of new users that were bringing good comments and comments to the table.





thenewgreen  ·  3814 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I agree with @_refugees_@ point that there are a lot of people that wouldn't use it. I would imagine that the people that will use it the most are the people that don't tend to interact with new users anyways. Those that tend to be the "welcoming" type on Hubski aren't going to be prone to use it. Therefore, it may have little effect on the newbie but a potentially large effect on the seasoned user that wishes to avoid the newbie onslaughts.

caelum19  ·  3814 days ago  ·  link  ·  

To add to that, I'd say since the proposed filter isn't 2-way,

those seasoned users that would normally leave due to onslaughts will set a good example for the new users and we'll get even less un-wanted behaviour