Spectral_Dragon comments on 2012 Less Wrong Census/Survey - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Spectral_Dragon 07 November 2012 07:14:22PM 20 points [-]

All done! Surprised since my IQ's apparently dropped roughly 20 points in the last 2 years. But everyone knows the internet is reliable when it comes to that. Eagerly awaiting results, when can we expect them to appear on the site?

Also, please do not upvote this comment, as I want my karma to reflect when I've thought something insightful, and only taking a survey to recieve it does not properly reflect this. "By ancient tradition" makes that the most cultish thing I've ever heard lesswrong.

... Maybe topped by "we're a cult" or something of that effect, but still.

Comment author: DaFranker 07 November 2012 07:23:36PM 10 points [-]

Also, please do not upvote this comment, as I want my karma to reflect when I've thought something insightful, and only taking a survey to recieve it does not properly reflect this. "By ancient tradition" makes that the most cultish thing I've ever heard lesswrong.

Upvoted specifically for the second paragraph, specifically because it was insightful.

Comment author: [deleted] 08 November 2012 05:08:36PM 3 points [-]

Eagerly awaiting results, when can we expect them to appear on the site?

Last time it took about a month, IIRC.

Also, please do not upvote this comment, as I want my karma to reflect when I've thought something insightful, and only taking a survey to recieve it does not properly reflect this.

But that is something insightful. So now I have a paradox here... Should I upvote or not?

Comment author: Spectral_Dragon 08 November 2012 06:21:32PM 1 point [-]

Last time it took about a month, IIRC.

Thanks for the time frame!

Simple solution: Aim to move the karma score to what you think it should be, based on the actual wisdom of the comment. I have no preference on the upvote - I'm just thrilled I've achieved a new high score on a comment, considering my second record was set by the comment "I'm bad at math" in more eloquent terms.

Comment author: [deleted] 09 November 2012 01:21:00PM *  2 points [-]

Yes, there's a tendency for witty remarks (and quotations) to skyrocket to karma scores that actual novel insights seldom achieve.

Comment author: [deleted] 08 November 2012 09:01:05PM 2 points [-]

Your survey data is valuable to the Less Wrong community, upvoting your comment is how you get credited for it.