Actually I'm glad you should ask this because compared to reddit this place is a bit more privacy oriented. There are two differentiating points that I can make off the top of my head, feel free to add to the list.
1. Viewing someone's feed only shows you comments from the last 14 days (I believe it may even be 7 days now), after that they fade into oblivion
2. Older comments can only be located when using the search function, but only when entering specific search terms will you get results
I think this works really great because you can see what the user has been posting from the last few days which should be enough to see if they are worth following, but not enough information to go back through someone's the full comment history and creepily stalk someone. Also, limiting this posting history is key to stopping personal attacks made by trolls which target's someones character or life preferences.
I never knew about this, it's such a simple concept but really effective. I'm glad it's this way, it sounds a lot more balanced and private. Thanks for the explanation!
Actually I'm glad you should ask this because compared to reddit this place is a bit more privacy oriented. There are two differentiating points that I can make off the top of my head, feel free to add to the list.
1. Viewing someone's feed only shows you comments from the last 14 days (I believe it may even be 7 days now), after that they fade into oblivion
2. Older comments can only be located when using the search function, but only when entering specific search terms will you get results
I think this works really great because you can see what the user has been posting from the last few days which should be enough to see if they are worth following, but not enough information to go back through someone's the full comment history and creepily stalk someone. Also, limiting this posting history is key to stopping personal attacks made by trolls which target's someones character or life preferences.
Edit: Screwed up the formatting (as always!)
I never knew about this, it's such a simple concept but really effective. I'm glad it's this way, it sounds a lot more balanced and private. Thanks for the explanation!