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Good_Burning_Plastic comments on Rationality Quotes Thread August 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Jiro 24 August 2015 02:13:37AM *  1 point [-]

My proposed solution would consist entirely of

  • Have an active moderator who will look at suspected cases of mass downvoting in a timely manner (and then punish the downvoter and mod up the victim again)

It is our inability to implement this solution which necessitates all the other ones.

Comment author: Good_Burning_Plastic 24 August 2015 11:29:39AM 2 points [-]

OTOH a formal definition of what qualifies as mass downvoting could prevent bickering about whether a particular instance does. Dunno if the benefits would outweigh the costs, though.