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Why is the comment form at the bottom of the thread instead of the top? (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by Singletona@kbin.social to c/kbinMeta@kbin.social

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I can completely understand wanting to differentiate from Reddit, but to me, this is a matter of convenience and priority. Putting right after the article implies commenting on the article is emphasized. Putting it at the bottom of the comment page implies a want to comment on the comments.

Maybe there's a reason I'm not seeing here? Am I just dumb?

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[–] Mr_Figtree@kbin.social 21 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I like that it's at the bottom. That encourages at least skimming the other comments before you add your own, hopefully cutting down on the number of times people comment the exact same thing.

If you want it to be at the top instead, that's one of the options provided by the Kbin enhancement script.

[–] iNeedScissors67@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

I also like that it's at the bottom. It has led me to read more comments than I usually did on Reddit, which is just another subtle way kbin/lemmy helps drive engagement when compared to Reddit. I'm glad the choice is there via the enhancement scripts for those who disagree, though!

[–] Singletona@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Perfect. Thank you.