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To: SI Brad who wrote (1240)5/3/1998 11:45:00 AM
From: Michelino  Read Replies (1) of 32898
 
Brad, with all due respect, I strongly disagree with this statement:

"I strongly believe that a side-effect of creating a "bulk" reading experience is that contributors will be less fearful/mindful of annoying others with one-line comments or off-topic discussion ("why don't you just skip over it" will be the response to a complaint)."

I believe that a simple concept (ie: an option to read more than one message at a time) is being needlessly complicated and tainted in a desire for behavioral modification. The paradigm I've used for the View next xx messages option is the View xx replies feature that already exists! Do you have evidence that the current ability to read multiple replies somehow inspires trivial responses? If so, are you planning to remove the feature?

I really don't follow the logic; Why would creators of off-topic posts assume that an optional reading feature is a newly minted blank check to post more nonsense?

However, I can understand how the feature might be viewed as a questionable business decision...If the many members who read every message in a thread were to adopt bulk reading, it might substantially reduce the number of page hits that the site is able to report. (For example, by increasing the size of a typical page tenfold, wouldn't this decrease the number of page hits across SI by a factor of ten?) Could this be a consideration in your current thinking?

Perhaps you should throw an ad or two on bulk pages to compensate. (Of course purists, that believe the site must remain ad-free for members, would be warned off from using the option)

I must add that SI has been designed with a clean and effective navigational scheme. The elegant simplicity of this site is part of its charm and it just might be a major reason for your success. A bulk reading feature would seem to be a natural enhancement to the interface.

Regards,
Michael
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