Help - Comment Test Help - Comment TestComments can be left anonymously or by registered users who get to claim their comment author "name" (username). See about for what comment test is. See below for how to use it. Don't forget about Graham's Hierarchy of Disagreement when posting your comments.
| like | You can like a comment if you think it is well presented, respectful, and/or you think other people should see it. (Just like other social media.) |
| dislike | Or you can dislike a comment if you think it is poorly presented, disrespectful, and/or you think other people should skip reading it. (Just like other social media.) |
| agree | You can agree with a comment if you think its premise is true and its reasoning is sound. (Remember - you can dislike a comment and still agree with it.) |
| disagree | Or you can disagree with a comment if you think its premise is untrue or it has fallacious reasoning. (Remember - you can like a comment and still disagree with it.) |
| insightful | You can mark a comment as insightful if you think it provided new insight or information on the topic, or just made you think. (Remember - something can be insightful and you can still disagree with it.) |
| funny | You can mark a comment as funny if you think it is actually funny. (Not just trying to be funny.) |
| off-topic | You can mark a comment as off-topic if you think it does not relate to the main article, or to the comment it replied to. (Remember - something can be off-topic and still be funny or insightful.) |
| troll | You can mark a comment as troll if you think it is purposely deceptive, hateful, and/or is intended purely to induce a negative emotional reaction. (Remember - something can be marked as troll and also be marked as funny.) |
| spam | You can mark a comment as spam if you think it was made only to present or endorse a particular brand or service. and did not contribute to the discussion. (Remember - something that is spam spam is probably off-topic too.) |
Sorting - You can sort comments by their votes or marks. They are then subsequently sorted by oldest.
Filtering - You can hide (minimize) comments that exceed certain thresholds of votes or marks. All replies to a hidden comment are also hidden. Click the [+] or [–] in the upper left of each comment to hide or show it.
Your comment will appear as typed. White-space and special characters will be preserved.
highlighted and mono-spaced by surrounding them with backticks (`).Comments can be shared and linked to using the comment# hyperlink in the lower-left corner of the comment.
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You can report a comment with the link at the bottom of the comment and a moderator will review the comment and your report.
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