Yeah, I think the "rewarding arbitrarily" will always be an issue, because it's always been up to the discretion of the writer/editor who is reading those comments. What I like and appreciate is going to be vastly different than what Kate, Mark, Jia or Colin likes. I like people who choose really unique user names or…

And the more comments on an article, your already slim chance of someone seeing your comment becomes a fantasy. Unless another commenter comes along who can ungrey comments comes along, that is. But if there 150+ comments, very few will go to the end. Especially since Kinja tends to lag or outright crash after a…

I actually think this is a very fair point/criticism. I agree with you—I feel like sometimes there's too many of the same kind voices featured on every post. I think a revolving feature comment would be great vs the idea of a consistently featured commenter.

Both my sisters, in their 20s, are bawling their eyes out screaming at each other because why? Sister A asked Sister B, very rudely, to wash the dishes or some such malarky. So my dad decided to break it up by screaming louder than the both of them (I think they heard the scream on the international space station).…

I think "begging for a star" is significantly different though than asking a genuine question about how the grey system works on Kinja. We definitely don't want to discourage people from asking "hi how the hell does this all work" and "how do I get out of the greys" definitely falls under that category. That's…

It seems counter productive to the site that the most interesting post and conversations happen in the grays. But hey, that how it is around here.

Dear god, if "bootstrapping" is what it takes I hope I stay gray/grey forever.

UGH. That moment where you meet someone extremely beautiful on a date, and then they turn the creepiness factor up to 11:

That is a relatively recent and unfortunate development in the Gawker comments section, and here, owing partially to the architecture of Kinja but also to the increasing immaturity of the staffs at both flagships, who treat the comments section as a kind of self-affirming cabal instead of, you know, a comments section…

Speaking of breasts looking perfect, I'm getting my boobs done in two weeks. I lost 200+ pounds over the past (almost) 5 years and the girls need some help. My whole body could use some help actually but my breasts have been an ongoing issue for me.

I covered at work today so I am super excited to be going out with a friend tonight. I've earned it! Also I just painted my finger nails purple because I can.

This isn't so much a "quitting" as it is a bridge burned. Consider it the best time I quit giving a fuck.

LOL. TBH, very few studies in school changed my view of the world nearly as much as microecon. Being able to understand marginal economics and understanding the effects of things like taxes, externalities, and deadweight loss totally changed how I view social issues. I wish more people at least had basic microecon,…

This is the year I lost the love of my life.

It's been three years of hell. Every year I declare that this one will be better. Here's hoping it sticks.

Sounds great! I'm going to pack away the Christmas decorations and make a pot of lentil soup, as is my new year's day tradition. Then I'm going to get the whole house sparkling so it looks like I've had a productive week/not been a lazy cow all week. Picking up husband and son at the airport at 9 pm. HAPPY NEW…

Oh piss off. 30 below where I'm at right now.

I'm going to steal candy from my small child and hide from the cold Canadian winter.

Well 2014 was great since I became the first in my family to be a college grad (Women's Studies, IN YOUR FACE MRAs!) and got TWO awesomely paid accounting jobs. For 2015, I shall conquer the GMAT and spend my hard-earned money on grad school. I hope everything goes as planned since I dropped my nursing school plans…

I've had a few bad years, and I'm happy to report that this year hasn't been too bad. Hey!