[josefresco]

I also feel like many will wait a story out, to see the first few comments which set the tone for the discussion and give points to debate/discuss.

[nervousvarun]

very true and every site is different w/ regard to how the community responds/handles link discussion but it does seem that sometimes discussion doesn't seem to be "a thing" for certain links.

It sorta reminds me of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Googlewhack. Maybe it just needs a clever name?

[chetansastry]

"Like" syndrome?