komponisto comments on Rationality tip: Predict your comment karma - Less Wrong

10 Post author: Will_Newsome 14 September 2011 05:07AM

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Comment author: Jack 14 September 2011 03:27:41PM 9 points [-]

If it has three downvotes, it's probably not worth seeing.

I find that seeing a comment with a lot of down-votes has the exact opposite effect on me. "Six down-votes! What crazy half-formed idea is Will_Newsome talking about now!?"

The quality control benefits of down-voting are mostly deterrence which requires people feel good about up-votes and bad when they get down-voted.

(Just teasing you, Will)

Comment author: komponisto 14 September 2011 10:43:27PM 0 points [-]

I find that seeing a comment with a lot of down-votes has the exact opposite effect on me. "Six down-votes! What crazy half-formed idea is Will_Newsome talking about now!?"

Fittingly, this comment currently has six upvotes. :-)