First, I'm not sure this solution is actually necessary at all.
Second, endorsing sounds like a lot of tedious work.
Third, the system as described has a number of issues. I would modify it in the following ways:
1. Number of endorsements is proportional to story rank, and changes as the story rank changes. After story rank 60, no endorsement is required.
2. Number of pending comments allowed for a given user is proportional to his or her karma. Users with karma of 1 should have 1, users with karma 1000 should have more, perhaps 5-10.
3. Unendorsed comments appear visually distinct from hidden posts and down-voted posts. Perhaps a shaded background?
4. If a user has exhausted his or her unendorsed comments pool in this 24-hour period, they should be informed of this fact where the new comment text area normally is.
First, I'm not sure this solution is actually necessary at all.
Second, endorsing sounds like a lot of tedious work.
Third, the system as described has a number of issues. I would modify it in the following ways:
1. Number of endorsements is proportional to story rank, and changes as the story rank changes. After story rank 60, no endorsement is required.
2. Number of pending comments allowed for a given user is proportional to his or her karma. Users with karma of 1 should have 1, users with karma 1000 should have more, perhaps 5-10.
3. Unendorsed comments appear visually distinct from hidden posts and down-voted posts. Perhaps a shaded background?
4. If a user has exhausted his or her unendorsed comments pool in this 24-hour period, they should be informed of this fact where the new comment text area normally is.