Comment author:roland
08 May 2011 04:19:45AM
8 points
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I know that I'll probably be downvoted again, but nevertheless.
Which in practice, makes a really huge difference in how much rationalists can relax when they are around fellow rationalists. It's the difference between having to carefully tiptoe through a minefield and being free to run and dance, knowing that even if you make a mistake, it won't socially kill you.
Sorry, but I don't feel that I have this freedom on LW. And I feel people moralize here especially using the downvote function.
So when just asking the most basic rationality question(why do you believe what you believe) and presenting evidence that contradicts a point is downvoted I don't feel that LW is about rationality as much as others like to believe. And I also feel that basic elements of politeness are missing and yes, I feel like I have to walk on eggs.
And I feel people moralize here especially using the downvote function.
Do you think that people use the downvote to tell another user that they are a terrible person... or do they simply use it to express disagreement with a statement?
I think probably both happen, but it's tilted heavily toward the latter. Feel free to downvote if you disagree. :)
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I know that I'll probably be downvoted again, but nevertheless.
Sorry, but I don't feel that I have this freedom on LW. And I feel people moralize here especially using the downvote function.
To give a concrete example of Eliezer himself
http://lesswrong.com/lw/1ww/undiscriminating_skepticism/
I politely asked for clarification only to be not only ignored but also downvoted to -4:
http://lesswrong.com/lw/1ww/undiscriminating_skepticism/1t7r
On another comment I presented evidence to the contrary(a video interview) to be downvoted to -15: http://lesswrong.com/lw/1ww/undiscriminating_skepticism/1r5v
So when just asking the most basic rationality question(why do you believe what you believe) and presenting evidence that contradicts a point is downvoted I don't feel that LW is about rationality as much as others like to believe. And I also feel that basic elements of politeness are missing and yes, I feel like I have to walk on eggs.
Do you think that people use the downvote to tell another user that they are a terrible person... or do they simply use it to express disagreement with a statement?
I think probably both happen, but it's tilted heavily toward the latter. Feel free to downvote if you disagree. :)