UnholySmoke comments on Rationality Quotes: October 2009 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: wedrifid 27 October 2009 12:23:04AM *  3 points [-]

If one wanted to game the karma system, posting pithy quotes is the way to go.

No, creating multiple accounts with whatever level of investment of effort is sufficient to avoid detection is the way to go. And also too easy to be worth bothering with for a reward of no external value. There are systems to game that pay off in dollars.

Comment author: UnholySmoke 27 October 2009 10:35:05PM 0 points [-]

Who actually gets off on earning loads of karma across multiple accounts with no-one knowing?

Comment author: wedrifid 28 October 2009 03:16:02AM *  2 points [-]

I would be surprised if anyone did. As I said, there are systems to game give more tangible rewards.

The only foray I've had to multiple accounts consists of deleting my original account when I realised that using my real name means either constraining my posting to signalling or risking biting my future self in the arse through a residual trail of honesty.