I am not a coder, so might not know how feasible it is to put your suggestion down in codes. I also think judging the quality of a comment by its length might be a bit flawed. A comment can be as short as just asking a question and would add more quality to the post than a 1000 word comment.
I know the community has discussed this a couple of times and might find a solution in the nearest future. I understand the need to incentivize engagement to diversify from content creation to consumption.
Also, the idea of eliminating hive rewards from front ends is something that has been discussed in the past. This will make it compulsory for communities to create their own token, a situation that will limit non-coders from owning communities on the chain. Perhaps a solution might also be found in the future. Just my own thought, I don't know.
After some decent sleep, I agree. I do feel it COULD be a factor in the weighting formula. Just as with the proposed curation popularity for posts, maybe we have the same for comments. Base it off not only the length of words, but comment votes, shares, and responses to the comment itself.
Agreed, and good point. This is why someone who can come up with a Hive version of WordPress that integrates with the blockchain seamlessly and can offer it at an affordable price or subscription will be a legend!
As I said, these are just ramblings of a sleep-deprived man. I probably don't know what I'm talking about and none of this is even possible nor would anyone want it and everyone is happy with the status quo.