I just shipped the “ignore rate limit” flag for posts, and removed the rate limit for this post. All users can set the flag on individual posts.
Currently they have to set it for each individual post. I think it’s moderately likely we’ll make it such that users can set it as a default setting, although I haven’t talked it through with other team members yet so can’t make an entirely confident statement on it. We might iterate on the exact implementation here (for example, we might only give this option to users with 100+ karma or equivalent)
I’m working on a longer response to the other questions.
We might iterate on the exact implementation here (for example, we might only give this option to users with 100+ karma or equivalent)
I could be misunderstanding all sorts of things about this feature that you’ve just implemented, but…
Why would you want to limit newer users from being able to declare that rate-limited users should be able to post as much as they like on newer users’ posts? Shouldn’t I, as a post author, be able to let Said, Duncan, and Zack post as much as they like on my posts?
Shouldn’t I, as a post author, be able to let Said, Duncan, and Zack post as much as they like on my posts?
100+ karma means something like you’ve been vetted for some degree of investment in the site and enculturation, reducing the likelihood you’ll do something with poor judgment and ill intention. I might worry about new users creating posts that ignore rate limits, then attracting all the rate-limited new users who were not having good effects on the site to come comment there (haven’t thought about it hard, but it’s the kind of thing we consider).
The important thing is that the way the site currently works, any behavior on the site is likely to affect other parts of the site, such that to ensure the site is a well-kept garden, the site admins do have to consider which users should get which privileges.
(There are similarly restrictions on which users can be users from which posts.)
I just shipped the “ignore rate limit” flag for posts, and removed the rate limit for this post. All users can set the flag on individual posts.
Currently they have to set it for each individual post. I think it’s moderately likely we’ll make it such that users can set it as a default setting, although I haven’t talked it through with other team members yet so can’t make an entirely confident statement on it. We might iterate on the exact implementation here (for example, we might only give this option to users with 100+ karma or equivalent)
I’m working on a longer response to the other questions.
I could be misunderstanding all sorts of things about this feature that you’ve just implemented, but…
Why would you want to limit newer users from being able to declare that rate-limited users should be able to post as much as they like on newer users’ posts? Shouldn’t I, as a post author, be able to let Said, Duncan, and Zack post as much as they like on my posts?
100+ karma means something like you’ve been vetted for some degree of investment in the site and enculturation, reducing the likelihood you’ll do something with poor judgment and ill intention. I might worry about new users creating posts that ignore rate limits, then attracting all the rate-limited new users who were not having good effects on the site to come comment there (haven’t thought about it hard, but it’s the kind of thing we consider).
The important thing is that the way the site currently works, any behavior on the site is likely to affect other parts of the site, such that to ensure the site is a well-kept garden, the site admins do have to consider which users should get which privileges.
(There are similarly restrictions on which users can be users from which posts.)