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Comment author: Vladimir_Nesov 24 January 2013 03:23:50AM *  12 points [-]

Of course, I didn't expect the positive and negative comments to be treated differently

(Positive and somewhat stupid comments tend to be upvoted back to 0 even after they get downvoted at some point, so it's not just absence of response. I consider it a dangerous vulnerability of LW to poorly thinking but socially conforming participants, whose active participation should be discouraged, but who are instead mildly rewarded.)

Comment author: wedrifid 24 January 2013 03:49:24AM *  6 points [-]

I consider it a dangerous vulnerability of LW to poorly thinking but socially conforming participants, whose active participation should be discouraged, but who are instead mildly rewarded.

It's a huge problem that I have observed eroding quality of thought and discussion over time. I'm relieved to see others acknowledge it.

Comment author: MixedNuts 25 January 2013 05:25:38PM 2 points [-]

A respected member saying "I know, right?" as you just did is valuable evidence, whereas the same from a no-name poster is noise. The naive reaction risks forming cliques with mutual back-scratching from big names.

Full disclosure: That kind of fluff is how I got most of my karma.

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