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ArisKatsaris comments on META: Deletion policy - Less Wrong Discussion

13 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 26 December 2012 01:46AM

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Comment author: ArisKatsaris 28 December 2012 01:32:22PM *  -1 points [-]

Trolls are generally people who post with the hope of invoking a negative reaction (e.g. negative responses, flames, downvotes, censorship, bans). Identifying trolls is often a harder job than defining them.

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 28 December 2012 11:24:50PM 1 point [-]

So does asking for criticism of your argument count as trolling?

Comment author: ArisKatsaris 29 December 2012 02:40:10AM *  -1 points [-]

There's a difference between asking for criticism of a post/argument that you nonetheless hope to be good, and intentionally making a bad argument so that you will be criticized.

I think the difference I'm talking about is well understood.

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 29 December 2012 09:56:22PM 1 point [-]

Basically, would Socrates be considered a troll?

Comment author: Epiphany 28 December 2012 08:11:25PM 0 points [-]

Thanks. That looks like the stereotypical definition of troll to me. Is it that you're saying LessWrong does not use the word "troll" differently, and the ambiguity is just due to people having a hard time figuring out who is a troll?

Comment author: ArisKatsaris 28 December 2012 10:55:27PM -1 points [-]

'LessWrong' is composed of many people. I'm sure that some use it the way I use it, and some have different definitions. I don't think that LessWrong differs in this respect from any other forum or community.