hairyfigment comments on Don't Be Afraid of Asking Personally Important Questions of Less Wrong - LessWrong

48 Post author: Evan_Gaensbauer 17 March 2015 06:54AM

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Comment author: hairyfigment 18 March 2015 11:39:54PM 2 points [-]

When I've received downvotes for a comment, I interpret that as useful information

How nice for you. Some of us are still getting fairly consistent downvotes from Eugine Nier.

Comment author: Evan_Gaensbauer 19 March 2015 03:31:35AM 1 point [-]

I'm not too familiar with him. It doesn't seem he's using downvotes for their intended purposes in this site, nor in good faith interpreting those he votes down as trying in earnest to learn or make valuable contributions. I'm guessing it's difficult for moderators to permanently solve the problem because Mr. Nier may use sockpuppet accounts.

I made an oversight. Should I edit my OP to include a caveat or note about noticing abuse of voting mechanisms, and how to deal with it?

Comment author: hairyfigment 19 March 2015 08:09:26AM 0 points [-]

I don't know if we have a way to deal with it, but I'd appreciate a caveat.