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Gunnar_Zarncke comments on Open Thread for January 17 - 23 2014 - Less Wrong Discussion

3 Post author: niceguyanon 17 January 2014 01:26PM

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Comment author: Gunnar_Zarncke 20 January 2014 10:53:31PM 1 point [-]

I think it is a good idea to ask this question here. I see that you didn't got replied on your earlier try on this in one such comment.

First of all my experience is that such replies are seldom answered. First: Few people explain why they are rude. And then it is unlikely that the downvoter himself will see your edit.

I looked at you first page of comments and the answer is neither simple nor clear.

I get the impression that your comments have one or more of the following characteristics

Maybe some people here might vote the main problem you should work on.

As a consolation: You may calculate the vote total you reaped by k/(2p-1) where k is your karma and p your positive fraction. Take some consolation from it that you caused controversy. That is still better then silence.

You are at 75% and I am at 85% that is not that much differnt and for me I see it as a sign that I post controversial topics and opinions that differe sufficiently from the mean that some think them wrong.

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