Heavily trafficked blog launches bold new “tiered” commenting system
posted at 9:30 pm on July 15, 2009 by Allahpundit
No, not us. Not yet. But I’m not going to lie: I dig it.
Jezebel’s editor last week announced the site was designating a “Tier 1″ level of privileged contributors whose comments are “funniest, thoughtful, intelligent, well-argued” and who have proven themselves “engaged, intelligent, humorous, fair-minded, thoughtful, rational, etc.”
Their comments will be shown below each blog post. All others, in Tier 2, will be available only if a user clicks to see them. Tier 1 commenters, in addition, will have the right to bump comments from others up or down. Editors, ultimately, will have the final say.
Atheist commenters: Automatic Tier 1. No, seriously, what do people think of this? When I mentioned it to the boss, she worried that a tiered system would destroy the chat room feel that a lot of threads have (especially longer ones), but that could be fixed by giving each user the option of viewing tiered or untiered. The default would be tiered, letting casual/non-commenting readers see the best of the best when they read a post; regulars could turn the default off and go back to chat room mode. A tiered system would also give us an option short of banning people for bad behavior. My main concern is that feelings will inevitably be hurt when some people end up in Tier 2, but the consolation there, I guess, is that then they can berate me for being an elitist RINO poseur. Even more than usual, I mean.
I think we need to poll it.
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I had to keep reminding her that there was a noise pollution ordinance
blatantblue on July 15, 2009 at 10:13 PM
Right on the button, it’s quite stupid.
Bishop E. Bishop aka “Bishop”
Bishop on July 15, 2009 at 10:13 PM
So,the plan is to convert the Political Warship of the net,
into a Carnival Cruise lines,with multiple tiers,and diff
erent rooms!!
canopfor on July 15, 2009 at 10:13 PM
Drywall didn’t get banned. He’s busy with his moose.
BTW-I would like to raise a glass to our friend, King, who was married and is having a chapping good time on his honeymoon.
Cheers.
HornetSting on July 15, 2009 at 10:13 PM
I’ll have to sharpen my wits to get out of tier two. Bummer.
jimmy2shoes on July 15, 2009 at 10:13 PM
DIE IN A FIRE
MadisonConservative on July 15, 2009 at 10:13 PM
AprilOrit is just a Manhattan “conservative”. Harmless and amusing.
I liked Proud Rino, though. Hope she wasn’t banned.
ddrintn on July 15, 2009 at 10:14 PM
Another country heard from. Seth seemed like one of those Jewish liberal TrueBelievers. I tried to avoid engagement.
Jaibones on July 15, 2009 at 10:14 PM
Damn… Now how’s I gonna beat an offer like that Vern… ???
doriangrey on July 15, 2009 at 10:14 PM
He had my back last night. :)
txag92 on July 15, 2009 at 10:04 PM
So much for the family friendly atmosphere ’round here. :-)
coldwarrior on July 15, 2009 at 10:11 PM
So sorry coldwarrior. Do you want in on the fun? I’ll move you to tier 1. ;)
txag92 on July 15, 2009 at 10:14 PM
I liked strangelet
RIP
blatantblue on July 15, 2009 at 10:14 PM
I’m totally against the idea, but I think an ignore button is something to ponder
Son of Sam Kinison on July 15, 2009 at 10:14 PM
Easy there, Pardner – BB has friends and fans here.
massrighty on July 15, 2009 at 10:14 PM
I’ll take a can of Spam and a mood ring…..man, that coconut oil/Indian Headress/G-String Joke went south fast.
HornetSting on July 15, 2009 at 10:15 PM
That is a pretty good system though I seem to see them on foreign sites more than the domestic sites I visit. You can still get carpal tunnel though; some of those threads get looooong.
Bishop E. Bishop aka “Bishop”
Bishop on July 15, 2009 at 10:15 PM
Is that codeword for “Vietnamese male prostitute”?
amerpundit on July 15, 2009 at 10:15 PM
But you misunderstood when she kept saying “gig ‘em”.
bikermailman on July 15, 2009 at 10:15 PM
If that was supposed to be an Ernest impression, it was pure fail.
MadisonConservative on July 15, 2009 at 10:15 PM
He’s busy with his moose.
HornetSting on July 15,2009 at 10:13PM.
HornetSting: My fellow Canadian Lefty,is busy chasing after
Loons on a lake,somewhere in Quebec!!haha:)
canopfor on July 15, 2009 at 10:16 PM
But you misunderstood when she kept saying “gig ‘em”.
bikermailman on July 15, 2009 at 10:15 PM
and WHOOP!
txag92 on July 15, 2009 at 10:16 PM
Haha, check it out! I’m incognito! You’ll never know who really posted this!
– Mr. Jones
DaveS on July 15, 2009 at 10:17 PM
Where else was it going to go??? lol…lol…lol…
doriangrey on July 15, 2009 at 10:17 PM
Heh.
Jaibones on July 15, 2009 at 10:17 PM
I’ll take you to the county fair, win you a keychain, and buy you an elephant ear. We can count the total number of teeth in all the fairgoers’ mouths. Might need all twenty of our fingers.
MadisonConservative on July 15, 2009 at 10:17 PM
My fav ….. honora
fogw on July 15, 2009 at 10:17 PM
Strangelet was so full of him/herself. I just know he had a lvl 70 druid on WOW.
DFCtomm on July 15, 2009 at 10:18 PM
Oh man, this is like Old Home Troll Week at HotAir, talking about PR and strangleit.
Who was the really nasty girl who finally got banned for advocating using a daisy cutter on a GOP gathering? I really miss her, she could take a kicking and still come up fighting.
*sigh* Where have all the good times gone?
Bishop on July 15, 2009 at 10:18 PM
I had to keep reminding her that there was a noise pollution ordinance
blatantblue on July 15, 2009 at 10:13 PM
Noise, just noise.
txag92 on July 15, 2009 at 10:18 PM
Sorry this isn’t C-Span. I’m passionate in the concept that all ideas should be able to be presented without editing or some sort of a caste system.
Your idea resembles a conference at the Holiday Inn where particpants get to choose their breakout session from a menu of choices. The rating of posters by tiers adds the element of VIP preference to those attending that conference.
I want the conference to be taking place in the midst of Grand Central Station. No breakout rooms. No VIP seating. Just a conversation going on amid the hustle and bustle of life.
highhopes on July 15, 2009 at 10:18 PM
Anger, tiers, sadness… behold that which you have wrought, Allah!
DaveS on July 15, 2009 at 10:18 PM
Can’t you jerks ever be serious?!
MadisonConservative on July 15, 2009 at 10:17 PM
Jaibones on July 15, 2009 at 10:18 PM
maybe they’ll implement a HotAir version of cap-and-trade – someone will get tired of tier 1 and will trade you a tier 2
runner on July 15, 2009 at 10:19 PM
NooooooOOOOOOOOoooooOOOO!
bitsy on July 15, 2009 at 10:19 PM
Irony, maybe: first comment thread I’ve ever read at HA more than one page long is about comment threads.
I changed my mind and will apply the First Rule of Government: If it ain’t broke, fix it ’til it is.
elcapt on July 15, 2009 at 10:19 PM
No, he’s Canadian, so I mean it literally. Gets her a brazilian wax in the summer for effect.
HornetSting on July 15, 2009 at 10:20 PM
So I can put you down as a “yes”?
amerpundit on July 15, 2009 at 10:20 PM
Give me a second, I’ll figure out who you are.
Bishop E. Bishop aka “Bishop”
Bishop on July 15, 2009 at 10:20 PM
I’m copying my proposal again so it doesn’t get lost…
2 STACKS 2 STACKS 2 STACKS
1 PUBLIC 1 PRIVATE
This will actually make being a member and being able to post and read the private comments more elite… everyone will be elite in their own way… there will be much more coordination and the community will actually be stronger…
ninjapirate on July 15, 2009 at 10:20 PM
Awful idea.
Are trolls going to make tier one ahead of some regular commenters? Reading some of their comments and the responses to them is one of the better parts of the threads. Plus, it reeks of a class system.
BadgerHawk on July 15, 2009 at 10:20 PM
I voted no. …..it shuffles those of us who don’t post that often under the rug. I still think I have witty, humorous stuff to say occasionally.
Or not. I’ll still post, if only to make myself laugh. I’m easily entertained.
Chuckie on July 15, 2009 at 10:20 PM
Check this out:
They’re called fingers, and yet they don’t “fing”.
Noodle that one.
MadisonConservative on July 15, 2009 at 10:20 PM
You rang?
MadisonConservative on July 15, 2009 at 10:21 PM
If you could just post it one more time, ok maybe two.
Bishop on July 15, 2009 at 10:21 PM
I guess I should have put -ALLAH in big letters, like that. Ameripundit took it around the dancefloor with his psychotic lunatic beta male joke, but for the rest, it was just ugly.
HornetSting on July 15, 2009 at 10:22 PM
Later, my pretty.
amerpundit on July 15, 2009 at 10:22 PM
I think this is exactly the sort of erudite commentary that senior management is encouraging, and that the cultural elite of the blogosphere will find most stimulating and thought-provoking.
Tier 3, douchenozzle.
Jaibones on July 15, 2009 at 10:22 PM
nobody reads the comments anyway.
ThackerAgency on July 15, 2009 at 10:22 PM
Rejected. Now, go to bed.
HornetSting on July 15, 2009 at 10:23 PM
I don’t understand. How would you determine good comments from bad ones? And who would be monitoring the comments to tier the commenters?
I normally only comment on religious stories, so does the fact that I only comment infrequently hurt my tier status?
All I know is AP’s a RINO :), Michelle rocks, and Christ reigns.
Skidd on July 15, 2009 at 10:23 PM
You’re right.
MadisonConservative on July 15, 2009 at 10:23 PM
Well excuuuuuse me!
4shoes on July 15, 2009 at 10:23 PM
M I semart nuff fer tier 4, no, um 3, I meen, whatever!?
dddave on July 15, 2009 at 10:23 PM
comments are half the website of any website
okay not half
but a third
blatantblue on July 15, 2009 at 10:23 PM
Oh, they fing, all right. You just have to focus very carefully.
Jaibones on July 15, 2009 at 10:24 PM
Crapulus was my all time favorite, with barcalounger and proud rino as honorable mentions.
HornetSting on July 15, 2009 at 10:24 PM
Good Lord, I don’t know, there have been so many… LOL
ddrintn on July 15, 2009 at 10:25 PM
Tier 2: Beer drinkers and hell raisers only! Get your party on!
TN Mom on July 15, 2009 at 10:25 PM
Ugh. Pervert.
MadisonConservative on July 15, 2009 at 10:26 PM
You just got yourself a Tier 4 for insulting someone, ya pantload.
Bishop on July 15, 2009 at 10:26 PM
f*ck. yes.
blatantblue on July 15, 2009 at 10:26 PM
Comments are a very insider thing. We entertain ourselves much more than we entertain a casual reader. It’s a huge thing for your regulars, but for some guy who just wants to find out what Megan McCain said it’s not very important.
DFCtomm on July 15, 2009 at 10:26 PM
Methinks he isn’t going to be shedding any tiers over your insults.
DaveS on July 15, 2009 at 10:26 PM
Hey! You know fractions!
ladyingray on July 15, 2009 at 10:26 PM
Your thoughts on this topic?
massrighty on July 15, 2009 at 10:26 PM
Something needs to be done
Some of these comment thread just turn into babel and bullsh*t. even if I want to try to follow a thread there are three or four different topics going on all at the same time and then someone just post absoultute nonsense that has nothing to do with anything, bennyshakur and strangelet comes to mind.
There needs to be a post limit per thread per user. That would help and then there is the issue with a thread being so long that arguements and question just repeat themselves.
kangjie on July 15, 2009 at 10:26 PM
Proud Rino was so earnest. LOL At least she didn’t get into nasty personal attacks.
ddrintn on July 15, 2009 at 10:26 PM
Why? AP is a shut in beta male who would only be frightened by the very thought of actually seeing a real live girl in nothing but coconut oil/Indian Headress/G-String…. :P
doriangrey on July 15, 2009 at 10:27 PM
I think you should give out points. Make a good post, get a point. Get a good first comment, get five points. Start a flamewar that drives pageviews up, get thirty points. And points can be exchanged for prizes, like avatars, signed books, and even a date with Allahp.. actually, let’s revise that. Go on a date with Allahpundit: get a hundred points. And a merit badge. Or maybe one of those nifty medals you get for being all self-sacrificial in a time of combat.
Siobhan on July 15, 2009 at 10:27 PM
Nope, don’t like the idea. Keep it the way it is.
With an ignore button. I could go for opening registration every week if you gave me an IGNORE button.
Bob's Kid on July 15, 2009 at 10:27 PM
Are you that Exhelo? If so, glad to encounter you again!!!
highhopes on July 15, 2009 at 10:27 PM
This thread is like a Seinfeld episode.
HornetSting on July 15, 2009 at 10:27 PM
I’m pretty sure I could make Tier 1 and I’m still against it. Let the debate flow freely.
backwoods conservative on July 15, 2009 at 10:27 PM
Just say “no” to CHANGE!
Vigilante on July 15, 2009 at 10:27 PM
There’s a tier in my beer.
Thankfully, I’m close to exhausting my supply of god-awful tier puns.
DaveS on July 15, 2009 at 10:27 PM
This will lead to Payola for commenters.
Um, Allah, someone left my PayPal account open. Help yourself.
RobCon on July 15, 2009 at 10:27 PM
What Megs says is really all I ever care about.
BadgerHawk on July 15, 2009 at 10:28 PM
Hey! It’s not fair! How did I deserve a tier 17 level rating?!?!? I’m at least a tier 16!!! (wait, what? it doesn’t go that low….then how did I get here? seems kinda unfair to me….)
UNFAIR! UNFAIR TO VNTNRSE! VNTNRSE IS UNFAIR!(what? wait, maybe I should take that back…..oops! too late now, I already hit submit….)
bummer! bummer!!
Vntnrse on July 15, 2009 at 10:28 PM
This thread is like a Seinfeld episode.
HornetSting on July 15, 2009 at 10:27 PM
I’ve never seen a Seinfeld episode.
txag92 on July 15, 2009 at 10:28 PM
Not that there’s anything wrong with that…
ladyingray on July 15, 2009 at 10:28 PM
Anybody who “signs” their comments so that their name shows up right about their name, as though we wouldn’t otherwise know who the commenter was, is relegated!
DaveS on July 15, 2009 at 10:08 PM
Well dayem, I guess I’m headed for the Third Tier.
-Dave
Dave R. on July 15, 2009 at 10:28 PM
Can we turn in our points for prizes? Maybe, a date with one of Allah’s cats for MY cat or an Ed bobblehead?
HornetSting on July 15, 2009 at 10:28 PM
A.k.a. a Palin or Limbaugh thread. LOL
ddrintn on July 15, 2009 at 10:28 PM
Tier 5 for you, pal. Want to try for Tier 6? No? Then zip it.
Bishop on July 15, 2009 at 10:29 PM
What will happen is that AP and his “inner circle” will bury everyone they don’t like. It will kill the blog.
Blake on July 15, 2009 at 10:29 PM
Out of sight, out of mind.
honora was probably the Best of the Left, imo. Honest and sincere, if sadly liberal and delusional.
strangelet was sort of evil and nasty.
Jaibones on July 15, 2009 at 10:29 PM
It was like Sex in the City…only no sex, just city.
coldwarrior on July 15, 2009 at 10:29 PM
I, for some reason, just had the mental image of Olivia Munn in a Indian headdress, g-string and covered in coconut oil. Does that make me a bad person?
DFCtomm on July 15, 2009 at 10:29 PM
If the problem is too many comments, this will just make it worse. People will comment more in attempt to move up, like playing the lottery if tickets were free.
~
People like myself who write comments of absolute perfection inducing instant orgasm in women and aching envy in men, but do it sparingly for obvious reasons would never get in.
bagoh20 on July 15, 2009 at 10:29 PM
You’ve never seen a Seinfeld episode?
DaveS on July 15, 2009 at 10:30 PM
Yup… Exactly like a Seinfeld episode if Seinfeld were actually funny… or entertaining… :P
doriangrey on July 15, 2009 at 10:30 PM
On the other hand you have sites (like that one ran by crazy person Charles Johnson) that are like third grade kids only inviting the popular kids to the birthday party.
i.e I only want commenters who agree with me and the rest are just idjits.
kangjie on July 15, 2009 at 10:30 PM
if you like short italians and jewish ladies from NYC then its for you!
i know so many
its a curse
blatantblue on July 15, 2009 at 10:31 PM
I want my money back, you made me vomit.
HornetSting on July 15, 2009 at 10:31 PM
I’m pretty sure that if there’s a tier system the Law of the Universe states that I’m in the lower tier with the other rubes. I’m cool with that.
ddrintn on July 15, 2009 at 10:31 PM
So, like, what’s it take to be part of the elite around here?
rogersnowden on July 15, 2009 at 10:31 PM
We share a love for aircraft…
Bishop on July 15,2009 at 10:06PM.
Bishop: Yes we do love airplanes,thanks for covering my ’6′,
and Norden Bombsight as well!!hehe:)
canopfor on July 15, 2009 at 10:31 PM
Tier 1,2,3 sounds so bland.
How about GOLD, SILVER and BRONZE Tiers.
It just sounds more extra special.
dddave on July 15, 2009 at 10:32 PM
Exactly, lvl 75 druid from WOW. You know the saying “speak of the devil and he doth appear”, so which one of these jokers do you think is going to show up for their cameo?
DFCtomm on July 15, 2009 at 10:32 PM
NO…. No it does not…. :)
doriangrey on July 15, 2009 at 10:32 PM
Go against the mob Allahpundit and change the system… we need two stacks… nothing will change for members at all… it will even be more elite because outsiders won’t be able to view the comments…
ninjapirate on July 15, 2009 at 10:32 PM
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