Richard: On LessWrong, comments are sorted by how many thumbs up and thumbs down they get, because it makes it easier to find the most popular posts quickly. If a post gets −4 points or lower, it gets compressed to make room for more popular posts, and to discourage flame wars. (You can still un-compress it by just clicking the + in the upper right corner of the comment.) At the moment, some of Eliezer’s comments and yours have both been down-voted and compressed in this way, presumably because people on the site thought the personal attacks weren’t useful for the conversation as a whole.
People are probably also down-voting your comments because they’re histrionic and don’t reflect an understanding of this forum’s mechanics. I recommend only making points about the substance of people’s arguments; if you have personal complaints, take it to a private channel so it doesn’t add to the noise surrounding the arguments themselves.
Richard: On LessWrong, comments are sorted by how many thumbs up and thumbs down they get, because it makes it easier to find the most popular posts quickly. If a post gets −4 points or lower, it gets compressed to make room for more popular posts, and to discourage flame wars. (You can still un-compress it by just clicking the + in the upper right corner of the comment.) At the moment, some of Eliezer’s comments and yours have both been down-voted and compressed in this way, presumably because people on the site thought the personal attacks weren’t useful for the conversation as a whole.
People are probably also down-voting your comments because they’re histrionic and don’t reflect an understanding of this forum’s mechanics. I recommend only making points about the substance of people’s arguments; if you have personal complaints, take it to a private channel so it doesn’t add to the noise surrounding the arguments themselves.