TimS comments on Rationality Quotes Thread January 2016 - LessWrong

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Comment author: TimS 26 January 2016 03:37:01PM 3 points [-]

I don't believe you're evil for rule-lawyering and depriving people of good quotes.

One can debate the norms of a thread, or one can look at the listed expectations of the rationality quote thread:

No more than 5 quotes per person per monthly thread, please

Have you done more? I haven't counted and don't care. I don't think rationality quotes threads have any value beyond karma mining anyway. I object to accusations of "rules-lawyering" on the grounds that it is an almost always an attempt to pretty up "I disagree."

I believe there are stressors in your life that pressure you into acting that way, unaware of the social consequences in their enumeration.

Telling someone else what their motivations are is trying to pick a fight. Stop.

Comment author: entirelyuseless 26 January 2016 03:57:05PM 1 point [-]

He has posted many more than 5 quotes on this thread.

Comment author: gjm 27 January 2016 05:47:39PM 0 points [-]

To be more precise: Six quote-containing comments at top level. At least one contains several quotations. Several other quote-containing comments not at top level.