Nice infographic!
I think the bandwidth limit was put in place to curb overuse of the site, but no one was ever approaching the limit anyway so it's not needed.
I'll speak in defense of the occasional "good job bro!" comment. If I come across a post that has little to no commenting and/or I can't really think of a more appropriate comment at the moment, I occasionally leave a comment that is equivalent to "good job bro" but using other words. I think it's okay in some circumstances. But I get your point that that should not be your only comment you ever leave, and repeat over and over on lots of posts!
I agree, a "good job bro" comment is better than absolutely no comment. I leave comments saying nice job, sometimes I don't have anything constructive to add, but I read the post and I like to let the author know that I did so. I don't expect to be rewarded for comments like that though, its more for the author... like an internet pat on the back or something.
Totally agree with you on this @justtryme90 it's nice to get even a short comment than nothing at all. I don't always find enough time to
Comment a lot
Yes, you're right. I guess I was being too anal. I write "good job" posts too. I just meant overuse of spam commenting....that was the intended meaning.
I don't think you were being too anal, I think your intended message came through in what you wrote. I still wanted to justify my personal views on short messages. I want to try to provide people with the feeling that they are welcome here and appreciated (they are, but so many posts come and go with out so much as a message at all). Providing people with the validation that, hey, people are reading what I spent time to write has some value, and I certainly think it has value to them.
Keep doin' what you are doing. You are out there fighting for the little guy all the time. I see your comments.
I just noticed the trending page! It's nuts! I am so surprised, as I am not used to things being so focused on engagement......I'm used to the horrible state of the old trending pages....I think things perhaps are looking better....When did this new algo go into effect?
I actually haven't looked at the trending page for months, the one right now is so strange to me. I don't know what the selection criterion is for trending at the moment, but this is certainly the most diverse subset of posting topics I have seen on that page.
I probably have a more positive outlook on the developments going on here then seemingly many people. I think a lot of what is being done to the site in general is with the best interest of the every day poster at heart. Nothing is perfect however...