vote down this comment if there is anything at all you don't like about anything I've written here:
Using lots of words to say something that should be simple
wasting words talking about things that I was about to say, but already realized were silly
general whinyness or needyness
parenthetical comments
run-on sentences
incompletely thought-out ideas
not bothering to use the special syntax for making clickable links
poor spelling and/or grammar
minor or not-so-minor typos
posting too much off-topic stuff in what's supposed to be a thread for people to just say "hi"
the order these subcomments appear in on the page
general incoherence or incomprehensibility
general insecurity
this list being too long
anything else that you personally dislike
oh, and didn't mean to put the emphasis entirely on voting. Comments would be more helpful than votes, so please comment if there's anything you want to ask or comment about.
As a matter of dubiousness which on the edge of dislike: using upvotes and downvotes rather than encouraging conversation.
Some research says that lurkers make up over 90% of online groups. I suspect that Less Wrong has an even higher percentage of lurkers than other online communities.
Please post a comment in this thread saying "Hi." You can say more if you want, but just posting "Hi" is good for a guaranteed free point of karma.
Also see the introduction thread.