Feel free to comment—since only the user you’re replying to (and anyone that has chosen to subscribe to updates for that specific post) is notified, you don’t need to fear being a distraction to masses of people who might no longer care.
That’s a pretty good heuristic. OTOH, up until this week, my karma in the last 30 days was 0. Now that I’m starting the sequences soon (in the form of “Rationality: From AI to Zombies”), I suspect I’ll involve myself in the community some more. Then again, my account didn’t functionally exist until recently, mainly being there for the purpose of reserving the name.
It does also show up on the Recent Comments view, which is one of the most common ways for people to jump into discussions. So it’ll be noticed by other people as well. (Which is good, if they want to also chime in.)
Hi! Semi-new lurker here. What is the current etiquette on necroing? I didn’t find any official ettiquette guide.
Necro to your heart’s content. It’s fine.
Feel free to comment—since only the user you’re replying to (and anyone that has chosen to subscribe to updates for that specific post) is notified, you don’t need to fear being a distraction to masses of people who might no longer care.
You might consider clicking on the username. The second number shows karma in last 30 days and if it is 0 you might not get answers.
That’s a pretty good heuristic. OTOH, up until this week, my karma in the last 30 days was 0. Now that I’m starting the sequences soon (in the form of “Rationality: From AI to Zombies”), I suspect I’ll involve myself in the community some more. Then again, my account didn’t functionally exist until recently, mainly being there for the purpose of reserving the name.
It does also show up on the Recent Comments view, which is one of the most common ways for people to jump into discussions. So it’ll be noticed by other people as well. (Which is good, if they want to also chime in.)
See http://lesswrong.com/lw/le5/welcome_to_less_wrong_7th_thread_december_2014/ it has further points.