Here’s a random thought: is there a way to augment the Less Wrong website to provide a “Crocker’s Flag” feature ? The flag will be off by default, though individual users could choose turn it on in their profile preferences. The handle of anyone who has the flag turned on will always be displayed with an asterisk next to it, like this: *Bugmaster.
This way, people wouldn’t have to keep saying “I invoke Crocker’s Rules” all the time.
My apologies if this idea has been brought up before.
An asterisk is too generic for my tastes, and “Crocker’s rules” too specific, for me to like this mapping from one to the other. It would prevent us from using the asterisk for some other purpose in the future, and it would privilege the signalling of Crocker’s rules more than other signallings that we may desire to use.
Now a very small, almost unobtrusive icon indicating “crocker’s rules” (what would an image indicating Crocker’s Rules be like, btw?) is more specific, and we could eventually add more/different icons as needed to signal whatever. (not near the handle, preferably, as it would get crowded, but perhaps at the top right corner of the posts in question? or something like that.
Here’s a random thought: is there a way to augment the Less Wrong website to provide a “Crocker’s Flag” feature ? The flag will be off by default, though individual users could choose turn it on in their profile preferences. The handle of anyone who has the flag turned on will always be displayed with an asterisk next to it, like this: *Bugmaster.
This way, people wouldn’t have to keep saying “I invoke Crocker’s Rules” all the time.
My apologies if this idea has been brought up before.
An asterisk is too generic for my tastes, and “Crocker’s rules” too specific, for me to like this mapping from one to the other. It would prevent us from using the asterisk for some other purpose in the future, and it would privilege the signalling of Crocker’s rules more than other signallings that we may desire to use.
Now a very small, almost unobtrusive icon indicating “crocker’s rules” (what would an image indicating Crocker’s Rules be like, btw?) is more specific, and we could eventually add more/different icons as needed to signal whatever. (not near the handle, preferably, as it would get crowded, but perhaps at the top right corner of the posts in question? or something like that.
A punching bag.
Either that, or a boxing glove, perhaps.
Or this.
Green jaunty wizard hat to the left of the karma point indicator.
Yes, though perhaps it’d be better placed near the ‘reply’ icon.
Maybe put a ‘C’ on it, too.
Stoic Roman shield with coat of arms of somebody like Sir Thomas More.
It has been brought up, but not recently. I think you’re okay.
If someone does this, I’d also like the option of turning it on or off on a per-post/comment basis.