JoshuaZ comments on Self-serving meta: Whoever keeps block-downvoting me, is there some way to negotiate peace? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: JoshuaZ 25 November 2013 02:14:05AM 2 points [-]

Hypothetical cause: someone could think that some comments are so damaging that the community (or some other larger group) will be better served if the person is discouraged in general, even if that means downvoting their actually good comments.

Comment author: TheAncientGeek 15 May 2014 10:15:52AM 1 point [-]

Damage is another Trojan horse for hiding confirmation bias.

Comment author: ialdabaoth 25 November 2013 03:06:07AM -1 points [-]

In such cases, do you believe that people can change? Or is it more likely that once someone has made such a damaging comment, that they need to be written off forever?

Comment author: JoshuaZ 25 November 2013 03:13:52AM 2 points [-]

I'm not sure I believe that such a category reasonably exists, but it is the closest justification I can imagine that would plausibly make sense in this context.