A Norwegian Website Is Making Readers Pass a Quiz Before Commenting (niemanlab.org)

Posted by msmash on Thursday March 2, 2017 @02:41AM from the how-about-that dept.

Joseph Lichterman, writing for Nieman Lab: Two weeks ago, NRKbeta, the tech vertical of the Norwegian public broadcaster NRK, published an explainer about a proposed new digital surveillance law in the country. Digital security is a controversial topic, and the conversation around security issues can become heated. But the conversation in the comments of the article was respectful and productive: Commenters shared links to books and other research, asked clarifying questions, and offered constructive feedback. The team at NRKbeta attributes the civil tenor of its comments to a feature it introduced last month. On some stories, potential commenters are now required to answer three basic multiple-choice questions about the article before they're allowed to post a comment. The goal is to ensure that the commenters have actually read the story before they discuss it.

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I like it by TFlan91 · 2017-03-02 02:42 · Score: 5, Insightful

"The goal is to ensure that the commenters have actually read the story before they discuss it"
A+ idea.
+1 insightful
Too many RTFA's...
Awesome! by Gravis+Zero · 2017-03-02 02:49 · Score: 5, Insightful

This sounds like a surefire way to get only the best trolls! ;)

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