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mk  ·  3539 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How the language police are perverting liberalism

True enough.

Maybe when you upvote comments of less than a certain length you should have to confirm it. Or maybe even better, for very short comments, everyone can see who upvoted it.

Of course, I am kidding. :)





veen  ·  3539 days ago  ·  link  ·  

What about a word counter? Seems like a non-intrusive way to encourage longer (and often better thought-out) comments.

mk  ·  3539 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Not a bad idea.

kleinbl00  ·  3538 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It'll just make people verbose and opinionated.

Trust me on this.

mk  ·  3538 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Isn't that what we're all about? :)

user-inactivated  ·  3539 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Every time you share a post or comment, you are instead linked to a lengthy remonstration reminding you that even the smallest actions have far-reaching moral consequences. And a warning that upvoting a comment has the same legal repercussions that being accomplice to a crime carries.

Or just this.