Submission + - Is the Social-Networking "fad" finally fiz
DogcowX writes: I was recently recruited to preview/beta test a collaborative news site and web directory called Bummp. Its sort of a cross between Digg/Reddit/etc (allowing users to "BUMMP" items up, down or off) and a collaborative editing site, where users can edit each other's posted items. It also allows its webhostless users to create their own news content and host it directly on the site.
One of the things I find most interesting about this site is their policy to intentionally disallow comments to be posted. This is especially strange in this current age of social-networking sites.
From their FAQs page:
"Comments frankly, frustrate us as readers of other sites we regularly visit. It always seems like comments are used to throw out off-topic ramblings, belittle others or to add the overly useful "me too" sentiment. It is rare that we have seen anything useful in a comments section."
What do you think Slashdot? Is the social-networking fad finally starting to fizzle? Are comments as we know them dead? (Remember, useful comments only, please! :) )
One of the things I find most interesting about this site is their policy to intentionally disallow comments to be posted. This is especially strange in this current age of social-networking sites.
From their FAQs page:
"Comments frankly, frustrate us as readers of other sites we regularly visit. It always seems like comments are used to throw out off-topic ramblings, belittle others or to add the overly useful "me too" sentiment. It is rare that we have seen anything useful in a comments section."
What do you think Slashdot? Is the social-networking fad finally starting to fizzle? Are comments as we know them dead? (Remember, useful comments only, please!
