MrHen comments on Open Thread: April 2009 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: MrHen 07 April 2009 06:29:12PM 3 points [-]

I am new as well, and even under-versed in most of the common phrases. But I am starting to comment anyway because of the karma rating. My score does not mean much to me in terms of status, so I don't care if it drops to nothing. To me, it is a marker of how much of what I say is interesting to other people. It is feedback that allows me to improve. I cannot get that feedback unless I comment, so I comment.

Comment author: ThoughtDancer 07 April 2009 10:31:07PM 2 points [-]

Ah, but I have an ulterior motive. I'm here in part because I want to read discussions of a rationalist approach to rhetoric. And we can't create new posts until we hit 20 I believe.

But I'm really curious about how a rationalist group would approach rhetoric, so I want to get the discussion started. :-)

That's why I care about my karma score so much.

Comment author: MBlume 08 April 2009 07:58:31AM 0 points [-]

And we can't create new posts until we hit 20 I believe.

Well, I'll be looking forward to seeing your first post soon then =)

Comment author: ThoughtDancer 08 April 2009 08:50:12AM *  0 points [-]

Thanks for the confirmation, and yes, I appear to be at 20.

Now to start thinking about how to open up a discussion about rationalist approach to rhetoric.

:-)