Sorry I wasn’t clear. The deletion suggests that Clippy regrets the straight insults (though it could have been an administrator).
A permanent Clippy account provides no more cover than multiple accounts that are actually thrown away. In that situation, the comments would be there, voted down just the same. Banning or ostracizing Clippy doesn’t do much about the individual comments. Clippy does represent an investment with reputation to lose—people didn’t engage originally and two of Clippy’s early comments were voted down that wouldn’t be now.
The deletion suggests that Clippy regrets the straight insults
I won’t speculate as to its motives, but it is a hopeful sign for future behavior. And thank you for pointing out that the comments were deleted; I don’t think I’d have noticed otherwise.
Most of my affect is due to Clippy’s bad first impression. I can’t deny that people seem to get something out of engaging it; if Clippy is moderating its behavior, too, then I can’t really get too exercised going forward. But I still don’t trust its good intentions.
Sorry I wasn’t clear. The deletion suggests that Clippy regrets the straight insults (though it could have been an administrator).
A permanent Clippy account provides no more cover than multiple accounts that are actually thrown away. In that situation, the comments would be there, voted down just the same. Banning or ostracizing Clippy doesn’t do much about the individual comments. Clippy does represent an investment with reputation to lose—people didn’t engage originally and two of Clippy’s early comments were voted down that wouldn’t be now.
I won’t speculate as to its motives, but it is a hopeful sign for future behavior. And thank you for pointing out that the comments were deleted; I don’t think I’d have noticed otherwise.
Most of my affect is due to Clippy’s bad first impression. I can’t deny that people seem to get something out of engaging it; if Clippy is moderating its behavior, too, then I can’t really get too exercised going forward. But I still don’t trust its good intentions.