I don't care much if they do keep posting. My main concern is that later casual readers can scan over and see the better comments, without spending much time on those which almost all agree are a waste of time.
This is a deliberately high bar - we're more of a newsgroup than a moderated forum. If you want that, try the forums provided by FA, SoFurry, Furtopia, Phoenixed...
To a lesser extent, fading can also indicate mild disapproval among the community (and it allows them to express that disapproval without making another comment, if they wish).
People who want to argue with others are a long-standing part of our community, though, as noted in at least one famous image macro. Flayrah will continue to cater to them - and continue to offer the technical means to ignore them.
Those who refrain from doing so are likely to have higher karma, and so slightly less chance of being faded if they occasionally express a controversial opinion.
I don't care much if they do keep posting. My main concern is that later casual readers can scan over and see the better comments, without spending much time on those which almost all agree are a waste of time.
This is a deliberately high bar - we're more of a newsgroup than a moderated forum. If you want that, try the forums provided by FA, SoFurry, Furtopia, Phoenixed...
To a lesser extent, fading can also indicate mild disapproval among the community (and it allows them to express that disapproval without making another comment, if they wish).
People who want to argue with others are a long-standing part of our community, though, as noted in at least one famous image macro. Flayrah will continue to cater to them - and continue to offer the technical means to ignore them.
Those who refrain from doing so are likely to have higher karma, and so slightly less chance of being faded if they occasionally express a controversial opinion.