Fair enough, but I don't see how what you're proposing will change that. How is having fewer visible commenters going to make discussion more diverse?
It won't at the start. It might never. But here's the hope: If my comments must earn an audience, and if they can lose the audience that I have earned, I might be more thoughtful about them. In time, this might lead to discussions that seem a bit more like the ones we have when we are in the same room.
while i'm all about thoughtfulness, i feel we're already pretty good. raising the bar even more will have the opposite effect of intimidating new users. That's actually why i've been spending lots of time on the chat. With the removed pressure of always being super insighful, I can have more fun, casual, fresh chats with yall internet buddies.I might be more thoughtful about them