komponisto comments on Best career models for doing research? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: komponisto 09 December 2010 09:10:29PM 2 points [-]

I noticed you removed the content of the comment from the record on your user page. I would have preferred you not do this; those who are sufficiently curious and know about the trick of viewing the user page ought to have this option.

Comment author: ata 09 December 2010 09:15:13PM *  1 point [-]

There was nothing particularly important or interesting in it, just a question I had been mildly curious about. I didn't think there was anything dangerous about it either, but, as I said elsewhere, I'm willing to take Eliezer's word for it if he thinks it is, so I blanked it. Let it go.

Comment author: komponisto 09 December 2010 09:33:58PM *  7 points [-]

I'm willing to take Eliezer's word for it if he thinks it is, so I blanked it

I know why you did it. My intention is to register disagreement with your decision. I claim it would have sufficed to simply let Eliezer delete the comment, without you yourself taking additional action to further delete it, as it were.

Let it go.

I could do without this condescending phrase, which unnecessarily (and unjustifiably) imputes agitation to me.

Comment author: ata 10 December 2010 11:11:17PM *  2 points [-]

I could do without this condescending phrase, which unnecessarily (and unjustifiably) imputes agitation to me.

Sorry, you're right. I didn't mean to imply condescension or agitation toward you; it was written in a state of mild frustration, but definitely not at or about your post in particular.

Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 09 December 2010 09:14:37PM 1 point [-]

Only if you disagree with correctness of moderator's decision.

Comment author: komponisto 09 December 2010 09:17:41PM *  1 point [-]

Disagreement may be only partial. One could agree to the extent of thinking that viewing of the comment ought to be restricted to a more narrowly-filtered subset of readers.

Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 09 December 2010 09:20:02PM 0 points [-]

Yes, this is a possible option, depending on the scope of moderator's decision. Banning comments from a discussion, even if they a backed up and publicly available elsewhere, is still an effective tool in shaping the conversation.