Hey look it seems like replying to a comment that is a reply to a comment that was negative doesn’t cost anything. So as long as one person takes the 5 karma hit, the disincentive no longer applies. Good to know!
Right, you have to be quick about it. But that just means I have to sacrifice 5 more karma. Obviously someone should make a bot that does this automatically. Agentic intelligence beats stupidity on the part of mechanism designers. This is a warning to all mechanism designers. I can defeat your system. Don’t be idiots, you idiots. Yay artificial intelligence. (Obviously if they create a bot that can ban bots then I can create a bot that creates more bots than they can efficiently ban. P versus NP. This would be completely and immediately obvious to you, mechanism designers, if you’d studied algorithmic mechanism design. But you’re idiots, so you didn’t, you idiots. I hope the AI fixes the problems with your brains because clearly there are many.)
Of course, this is a straightforward problem to fix in the mechanism design: Just make responses to downvoted comments start at −5 karma, instead of having a direct penalty, as suggested elsewhere. I think that suggestion was for unrelated reasons, but it also fixes this little loophole.
This would discourage me much more than the current mechanism: I care very little about my total karma score. (I’m not saying it would be a good thing.
If Will was pope, he would have papal infallibility, and thus could speak ex cathedra on all matters of what is and what is not a cannon.
Trivia: Although the Society of Friends is generally a good example of theological liberalism, Quaker Cannon does exist. However, most scholars of Catholic cannon law hold it to be illusory.
Replies to downvoted comments now cost 5 karma apparently. Thank God I have over 6,000 karma!
Hey look it seems like replying to a comment that is a reply to a comment that was negative doesn’t cost anything. So as long as one person takes the 5 karma hit, the disincentive no longer applies. Good to know!
Doesn’t work for me. I had to pay 5 karma to write this comment.
Right, you have to be quick about it. But that just means I have to sacrifice 5 more karma. Obviously someone should make a bot that does this automatically. Agentic intelligence beats stupidity on the part of mechanism designers. This is a warning to all mechanism designers. I can defeat your system. Don’t be idiots, you idiots. Yay artificial intelligence. (Obviously if they create a bot that can ban bots then I can create a bot that creates more bots than they can efficiently ban. P versus NP. This would be completely and immediately obvious to you, mechanism designers, if you’d studied algorithmic mechanism design. But you’re idiots, so you didn’t, you idiots. I hope the AI fixes the problems with your brains because clearly there are many.)
http://xkcd.com/810/
Of course, this is a straightforward problem to fix in the mechanism design: Just make responses to downvoted comments start at −5 karma, instead of having a direct penalty, as suggested elsewhere. I think that suggestion was for unrelated reasons, but it also fixes this little loophole.
This would discourage me much more than the current mechanism: I care very little about my total karma score. (I’m not saying it would be a good thing.
You’re dumb sometimes, army1987, but other times your replies are spot-on and concise, so I like you. :) #perhapsthesamecouldbesaidofallreligions
Hey guys, don’t worry. I’ll take that 5 karma hit for you. Just send me a PM and I’ll try to get back to you. Just ’cuz I love you guys so much. <3
Mmmmm paying that 5 karma fee is kinda addictive. Mmmmmmmmmmmm. Your own… personal… Jesus...
Someone to read others’ stupid comments, someone to reply to them...
I’m sorry WIll it seems we won’t scapegoat you no matter how hard you try. Maybe you should try being king of something or start a start up?
Pope, actually, after the apocalypse. Thinking about taking the name Hilarius II. But we’re not yet ready for the apocalypse.
Oh I just can’t wait to be Pope!
What about your girlfriend?
If you read the history of papery, you’ll find that’s not an issue.
On the other hand, Will strikes me as type to actually care about following cannon law.
If Will was pope, he would have papal infallibility, and thus could speak ex cathedra on all matters of what is and what is not a cannon.
Trivia: Although the Society of Friends is generally a good example of theological liberalism, Quaker Cannon does exist. However, most scholars of Catholic cannon law hold it to be illusory.
I think an artillery specialist would have more authority on all matters of what is and what is not a cannon.