[-] XLB@aussie.zone 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Any of the southern coastal walks will be very nice tomorrow, like La Perouse, Kurnell and Royal National Park and you might even see some whales - but only the Royal National Park ones would have train access, you’d need a bus or car to the others. I think it’s still a bit of a walk from Otford to the track, and then it’s another 2 hours one-way to get to Era beach or so. What about going to Watsons Bay, or heritage walk in Vaucluse, presumably you can go to Edgecliff station? Another very good one starts from Mt Kuringai Station to Berowra station on the Benowie track (enter from Glenview Road) - very peaceful as not as well known as the southern ones.

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[-] XLB@aussie.zone 1 points 2 years ago

Awesome experience! They have been pretty active although a bit far out from the coast, need binocs but have seen them on the Kurnell/Captain Cook and La Perouse trails.

[-] XLB@aussie.zone 2 points 2 years ago

Spot on, it’s not a race to be the first to comment, which can also degrade the quality of posting with 90% repetitive “clever” comments copied from the last time, and quality posts being buried, which then disincentivizes people with something useful to say, perpetuating that cycle. Combine that with quick karma and you fuel a system racing to the bottom.

You can also sort your feed to show new comments by default in your settings, it’s been really good in the smaller communities/instances/magazines.

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[-] XLB@aussie.zone 5 points 2 years ago

I have. I hardly ever commented on Reddit but am trying to make more of an effort here. I'll go if there's some tech solution or game guide in a specific comment that Google leads me to, but no longer will I use it for idle browsing.

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You can respond more than 1 day later and it’s still relevant!

On Reddit it seems on most major subs if you’re not one of the first to respond, or within 2 hours, then you may as well shout into the abyss.

So much content is being created on Reddit that only the tide of instant opinion (and gratification) sweeps certain posts to the front page before ebbing into history, until someone reposts for karma. I suppose that’s the most efficient and easiest way of filtering posts but there surely must be a better way that does not involve mod (human) judgement. Some forums - like whirlpool or skyscrapercity - have matured enough to be self-regulating and largely appear not to have those problems.

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