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somervta comments on Open Thread, September 23-29, 2013 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: RolfAndreassen 27 September 2013 08:54:30PM 3 points [-]

Why is "downvoted" so frequently modified by "to oblivion"? Can we please come up with a new modifier here? This is already a dead phrase, a cliche which seems to get typed without any actual thought going into it. Wouldn't downvoting "to invisibility" or "below the threshold" or even just plain "downvoting", no modifier, make a nice change?

Comment author: somervta 28 September 2013 01:54:59PM 7 points [-]

I prefer 'to oblivion' over all your suggested alternatives. Why do you think it should change?