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David_Gerard comments on How to improve the public perception of the SIAI and LW? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: David_Gerard 10 March 2011 11:47:36PM 0 points [-]

Which works :-) But I'm quite interested to know about the experience of those who read MoR, looked at LessWrong and went away never to return. I don't know if they can even be estimated, let alone counted, surveyed and analysed, but I suspect they're important - look at the evidence that would refute your hypothesis (in this case, that MoR is good for LW), not just that which confirms it.

Comment author: Desrtopa 10 March 2011 11:51:07PM 1 point [-]

I haven't hypothesized that MoR is good for LW. I haven't bothered to track the contributions of the people who arrived from MoR, so I don't have much of a sense of what they're bringing to the community. I'm just aware that there seem to be a considerable number of members who've come here through MoR.

I would be very surprised though, if more karma-positive members are leaving Less Wrong due to MoR than are arriving because of it.

Comment author: David_Gerard 10 March 2011 11:56:43PM *  -1 points [-]

I didn't say you did, but many others have.

Edit: I did say "you". I meant a general "you" (one's hypothesis), not anything you i particular said. Sorry!