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Hi. Like others have said, I tend to not post because I feel I can't add anything constructive to the discussion.
I don't think there's anything wrong with that though. A good part of learning can be knowing when to be silent and listen to what others have to say.
I was that way for about 8 months -- I've been a member of Less Wrong since it was turned on, but almost all of my karma has been acquired in 2010.
I had a lot of free time and so I jumped in by replying to comments on the recent comments page. My tips for doing it successfully are to look for comments where you can add a small point of additional information, or have a minor disagreement with a point of the comment. In order to make sure you don't lose karma for doing this, couch your words in linguistic uncertainty, using phrases like "I think".
You sound a little too confident when you say "In order." Oughtn't you hedge that statement?? :)
And hi.
Yes, yes, I totally deserve to lose large amounts of karma for being too certain. Hello!
No you don't. You're wrong. Downv...