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kalium comments on Open thread for December 9 - 16, 2013 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: kalium 10 December 2013 08:39:03PM *  1 point [-]

A norm of "don't be a dick" isn't inherently a violation of free speech. The question is, does LW co-working chat have a norm of not being a dick? Would being a dick likely lead to unfavorable reactions, or would objecting to dickish behavior be frowned on instead?

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 14 December 2013 04:12:43AM 0 points [-]

The problem with having "don't be a dick" as a norm is that people have very different ideas about what constitutes "being a dick".

Comment author: drethelin 14 December 2013 07:39:33AM 9 points [-]

Don't be a dick is code for "Act according to our unspoken social codes"