Alicorn comments on Proposed New Features for Less Wrong - Less Wrong

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Comment author: PhilGoetz 30 April 2010 03:21:56PM 0 points [-]

I would like the LW codebase to scan for any cases where multiple upvotes/downvotes were made to a single post or comment from the same IP. If any accounts are found which do this frequently, I'd like the results posted publicly.

Comment author: Alicorn 30 April 2010 03:25:43PM 2 points [-]

Do you have reason to suspect this is happening often enough to warrant creating a feature about it?

Comment author: PhilGoetz 30 April 2010 04:31:53PM *  1 point [-]

I have no special knowledge about it. I think that there are a lot of people on LW whose stated beliefs should lead them, logically, to cheat to advance their views; therefore it's not unlikely that at least one of them does so. The harm that could be caused by even one person doing that, multiplied by the probability it is happening, is great enough to justify looking into it.