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Emile comments on Open thread, August 12-18, 2013 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Emile 16 August 2013 08:21:55AM 6 points [-]

Upvoted for a good analysis of the problem, but I think the proposed solution would make the forum worse, not better - it makes the system more complex (more buttons, more states a comment can be in), and more prone to abuses (dismissing as censorship), and drama and complaints about people abusing the feature even if they are not.