Yeah, I couldn't find a way to exclude pages on Chrome extensions. But I haven't thought about how I may identify dead pages from code. I have an idea I'll try out soon.
If it works, the extension will be updated automatically.
Each page now needs to pass the following test of interest:
[points>months passed since post].
Pages that are dead/not interesting will stop appearing after a month, but interesting pages will linger on.
It was important for me to keep the element of serendipity, so I can still find conversations that were once interesting.
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