Regarding where I banned you without reason: I have a certain amount of trust in LessWrong’s members that my prior is that severely downvoted comments are probably quite bad*, especially if a quick glance makes it seem likely. It’s not enough to reach a final verdict, but it’s enough for me to want to hit the brakes even before I get a chance to full judge for myself. In this case, I think the voters were correct in direct in direction although perhaps not in magnitude.
Fwiw, while I think at least part of the content of this last comment is wrong, it seems fine to raise concerns in that style.
Lastly, I apologize that it took me quite so long to conduct a review in this case. I’ve been hard-pressed for time.
*Granted that more caution is required in community threads where there can be more tribalism.
I’ve responded overall to your comments here.
Regarding where I banned you without reason: I have a certain amount of trust in LessWrong’s members that my prior is that severely downvoted comments are probably quite bad*, especially if a quick glance makes it seem likely. It’s not enough to reach a final verdict, but it’s enough for me to want to hit the brakes even before I get a chance to full judge for myself. In this case, I think the voters were correct in direct in direction although perhaps not in magnitude.
Fwiw, while I think at least part of the content of this last comment is wrong, it seems fine to raise concerns in that style.
Lastly, I apologize that it took me quite so long to conduct a review in this case. I’ve been hard-pressed for time.
*Granted that more caution is required in community threads where there can be more tribalism.