Comment by Orangutan on 18/11/2017 at 22:47 UTC

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View submission: New feature: AutoMod will create sticky comments on link posts that link to Archive.is archives of the link

/r/politics has sticked comments on the top of every thread and it takes away from the organic and egalitarian style of conversation in my opinion.

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Comment by CelineHagbard at 18/11/2017 at 23:13 UTC

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I somewhat agree with you regarding the r/politics sticky, but I think that's more a consequence of their message than the mere presence of the comment. It sets a tone (in combination with the general tone of the mods and userbase) which I do believe affects the conversation.

This sticky is just offering an alternative way to consume content. It's not there to dictate or inform the discussion. If I could make the sticky comment auto-collapse, I would, but I don't think that's possible.