Notable Quotes: Get to know your community

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In a discussion titled ‘Notable Quotes: Get to know your community’ under the Feature category, TimDolores proposes a feature to track and display notable quotes from commenters on user profiles and a ‘Top Commenters’ page. Users (optionally logged-in with reputation) could select and save quotes by highlighting text, which would then be marked with a subtle indicator. Other users could flag quotes as poor or misleading, or like them to boost their rank and the commenter’s visibility. The system could also highlight top commenters based on quote popularity, encouraging thoughtful contributions. codinghorror acknowledges the idea, noting that a ‘top posts’ section may eventually appear on user profiles, along with metrics like ‘most liked by people’ and ‘most liked over time.’ In a follow-up, codinghorror adds that such a feature could fill a gap in user profile summaries — a good idea, though not yet implemented. The discussion reflects community interest in recognizing standout contributions and fostering engagement through curated highlights.

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Feature request: track notable quotes from comment authors, and display them on a “Top Commenters” page, and on the commenter’s public profile page.

Quotes are selected by (optionally logged-in, with X reputation) users.

E.g., click “Save quote” while some comment text is selected. Quote is saved, along with which comment it came from and position within comment. Now a subtle Quote indicator is displayed at that position. Other users can flag the Quote as poor quality, or as misleading out of context. Flagged Quotes can be removed. Users can also like the Quote, increasing its rank and the commenter’s global reputation.

The commenter can disable quote tracking to opt out if desired.

I’ve not seen this implemented anywhere. Maybe that means it’s not wanted, but I think it could be great for discussion forums where people come for the comments just as much as the content.

Used charitably, it would highlight and celebrate those pithy comments that epitomize the community culture, and encourage thoughtful contributions (similar to ircnick++ karma tracking on some well-run IRC community channels).

Used trollingly, it would present a distorted view of commenters via quote mining and be a tool for bullies.

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There may be a “top posts” type area on the user page eventually. As well as most liked people by post, and people who liked your stuff the most over time.

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Good news! There is a summary page on the user profile that fills this role now.

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