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I'm a little worried by that a post essentially consisting of saying "come on, don't be jerks" was apparently downvoted to negative.
The post doesn't say "come on, don't be jerks".
Lucidfox basically slandered the commenters in that post by making out-of-context references to words that were used in certain posts basically as counterfactuals (i.e. "delusion"). There is no evident effort to engage with the substance of the disapproved comments or explain how posts were "accusatory".
Lucidfox also then dismisses people who take singularity ideas seriously as "singularity-worshipers", demonstrating the rather extreme degree of sensitivity demanded (don't make arguments or even suggest hypotheses Lucidfox disagrees with) is totally one-sided.
While I agree that this post was somewhat below the usual LW standard for reasoned debate, I don't agree that downvoting is the right response in this case.
Since lucidfox's previous posts on this topic have struck me as generally level-headed, I think that this was probably posted in a temporary fit of bad judgment, and that if we avoid sufficiently alienating her in the next 24-48 hours that she never comes back, then this will blow over and we can all go back to discussing the original question.
I agree. I think a lot of interesting points were made in the "Transsexuals and Otherkin" discussion, but given Lucidfox's negative reaction, I am left thinking that the whole thing could have been handled more tactfully in some way.