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Comment author: clarissethorn 20 March 2011 09:24:09PM 5 points [-]

The first LW post I was ever directed to was so bad (and the comments were waaaay worse) that I didn't comment, decided never to look at this site again, and had to be convinced by the steady campaigning of a friend.

Of course, feminism (and sexuality) is my pet issue. Note the quote from Alicorn in the "sayeth the girl" post that rhollerith posted: "I would almost certainly have vacated the site already if feminism were my pet issue, or if I were more easily offended."

Maybe this is more evidence that I'm particularly hard to offend? Not sure.

I spent a while trying to find the first post I was ever directed to, but I couldn't -- sorry.

Comment author: steven0461 20 March 2011 09:25:46PM 2 points [-]

The first LW post I was ever directed to was so bad (and the comments were waaaay worse) that I didn't comment, decided never to look at this site again, and had to be convinced by the steady campaigning of a friend.

Do you remember what post that was?

Comment author: clarissethorn 21 March 2011 01:46:10AM 4 points [-]

As I said, I spent a while trying to find it, but I couldn't. I really wish I could find it, because it was a stellar example. After I failed to find it I thought that maybe it was actually a post at OvercomingBias (don't even get me started on Robin Hanson), but I couldn't find it when looking for that either. I think I must have deleted the email in a fit of rage.

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 21 March 2011 01:53:22AM 5 points [-]

My own vague recollection of this event says it was a Hanson post on the original OB.

Comment author: steven0461 21 March 2011 01:48:17AM 2 points [-]

Oh, oops, I didn't even notice that last line, or didn't notice it was talking about the same thing. Sorry.