xrpd
commented
8 years ago There is an ".ini" file global setting (hide_comment_threshold) that currently overrides a user's hide comment preference (pref_min_comment_score). For example, if the global setting is "-4", but the user's preference is "-5", the comment will be hidden/collapsed if the comment score is -4 or less (I have confirmed this behavior in testing). It seems me that the user's preference should be the governing score, but let me know your thoughts.
The global setting also applies to anonymous readers - e.g., comments with score -4 are hidden/collapsed for anonymous readers. There is no equivalent global setting for links/posts, so they appear regardless of score.
My thought was to introduce two new global parameters (default_min_link_score, default_min_comment_score) and use these as the default parameters for users (the defaults for pref_min_link_score and pref_min_comment_score are currently both hard coded at -2), and as the working parameters for anonymous readers.
This provides a consistent experience, but seems to obviate the need for the currently existing "hide_comment_threshold" setting. Is it okay to delete the "hide_comment_threshold" setting, or should this remain as an independent setting that overrides user preferences?
cdaloisio
As discussed in lesswrong.com/r/discussion/lw/n9b/upcoming_lw_changes/d3qc , a user who is not logged in should not see heavily downvoted posts or links in the posts view, and heavily downvoted comments should be collapsed by default.