RichardKennaway comments on Less Wrong Polls in Comments - Less Wrong

79 Post author: jimrandomh 19 September 2012 04:19PM

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Comment author: RichardKennaway 22 September 2012 10:51:04PM 0 points [-]

shminux has helpfully provided an example of the sort of fake poll that should have no place here.

Comment author: [deleted] 22 September 2012 10:55:08PM 3 points [-]

While I agree with the last part of your sentence, it is still a real poll.

Comment author: wedrifid 23 September 2012 07:31:08AM 2 points [-]

shminux has helpfully provided an example of the sort of fake poll that should have no place here.

And, even more helpfully, provided an example of it already being handled successfully by existing measures. He was downvoted extensively and subjected to extensive social pressure via comments.