I guess a different point is that, given what I understand to be the goals of LessWrong, I’m confused about valid reasons for liking something other than either:
This just seems true, irrespective of any of its other properties (e.g. whether it reduces the heat of a conversation or not)
This just seems like it moves the conversation in a better/more productive direction, irrespective of any of its other properties (e.g. whether it’s true or not)
Writing quality is a good one to mention; I suppose I have upvoted things purely on the grounds that I wanted to incentivize [more like this] for a comment that was clear and clearly effortful.
Is it good or bad? It’s impossible to decipher, I can’t tell. Is it true or false? No way to tell. (It doesn’t happen often, but it’s usually downvoted.)
ETA: I’m not sure at the moment what other aspects there are.
Upvote (Like**)
Quality*
Agreement (Truth)
Veracity
Not present***: Value?Judgement? (Good/bad)
Good/Bad
**This is in ()s because it’s the word that shows up in bold when hovering over a button.
*How well something is written?
***That is a harsher bold than I was going for.
I guess a different point is that, given what I understand to be the goals of LessWrong, I’m confused about valid reasons for liking something other than either:
This just seems true, irrespective of any of its other properties (e.g. whether it reduces the heat of a conversation or not)
This just seems like it moves the conversation in a better/more productive direction, irrespective of any of its other properties (e.g. whether it’s true or not)
Writing quality is a good one to mention; I suppose I have upvoted things purely on the grounds that I wanted to incentivize [more like this] for a comment that was clear and clearly effortful.
Yeah. When something is very unclear, it’s like
Is it good or bad? It’s impossible to decipher, I can’t tell. Is it true or false? No way to tell. (It doesn’t happen often, but it’s usually downvoted.)
ETA: I’m not sure at the moment what other aspects there are.