thomblake comments on Two-Tier Rationalism - Less Wrong

40 Post author: Alicorn 17 April 2009 07:44PM

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Comment author: thomblake 20 April 2009 04:11:06PM 2 points [-]

What conceivable reason could there be for downvoting this comment?

A possible explanation: this comment is amongst the least useful of all comments on this article. If we ask the question, "Which comments should a random passerby see at the top of the list", this comment belongs all the way at the bottom, possibly entirely hidden from sight.

Comment author: Alicorn 21 April 2009 07:14:47AM 3 points [-]

That's one reason the multipurpose nature of karma is so irritating. Voting doesn't just move comments around, it affects a user's overall karma. Besides, it was already at the bottom.

Comment author: ciphergoth 21 April 2009 07:41:58AM 1 point [-]

Don't worry about downvotes here and there - it all comes out in the wash.