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Although it is very sad that innocent children sometimes die due to the anti-science viewpoints of their parents, at least the dumb genes will be killed off, thus ensuring a brighter future for humanity. The problem should solve itself in a few generations.
Often the only people who get to make noteworthy comments are the first posters. There is a 60 second window into when a new post is made that the majority of the conversation will revolve around.
I'm not sure how the system works exactly, I've only had a look at it briefly in the past. Maybe give firehose readers/moderators the ability to quickly be specific about why something needs to be touched up before it is front page worthy.
There's not enough content on the front page every day. I know there are many submissions that are made everyday that never make it to the front page. Perhaps loosening the filter or helping people post quality front page material would help. Sometimes good stories never make it through because the guy who wrote it has bad grammar or something. That's a shame.