“Marshall doesn’t have to be voted down for being wrong. He can be voted down for using an applause light and being vague”
I have stared at this sentence for a long time, and I have wondered and wondered. I too have read my comments again. They are not vague. Not in the slightest. I think they belong to a slightly other reference-set than the other postings and emphasize language as metaphor (which I think Eliezer calls appealing to applause lights).
I would call Eliezers quoted sentence as brutal. Majesticaly brutal—and I would think they have contributed to the 23 karma-points I lost in 12 hours of non-activity.
I have no wish to be a member of a club, who will not have me. I have no wish to be a member of a club with royal commands.
“I have no wish to be a member of a club, who will not have me.”
This is not the case. You’ve made over 30 comments; it’s trivial for an individual to swing your karma by large amounts. I note that your karma has made large swings in the ~30 minutes I’ve been considering this reply. If you want to discuss the group dynamics of LW then I have more to say, but I’m going to request (temporarily) that you don’t accuse me of groupthink or status seeking if you do.
By the principle of accuracy, I look up Marshall’s other comments: http://lesswrong.com/user/Marshall/
Marshall doesn’t have to be voted down for being wrong. He can be voted down for using an applause light and being vague.
“Marshall doesn’t have to be voted down for being wrong. He can be voted down for using an applause light and being vague.”
So can Eliezer_Yudkowsky.
“Marshall doesn’t have to be voted down for being wrong. He can be voted down for using an applause light and being vague”
I have stared at this sentence for a long time, and I have wondered and wondered. I too have read my comments again. They are not vague. Not in the slightest. I think they belong to a slightly other reference-set than the other postings and emphasize language as metaphor (which I think Eliezer calls appealing to applause lights).
I would call Eliezers quoted sentence as brutal. Majesticaly brutal—and I would think they have contributed to the 23 karma-points I lost in 12 hours of non-activity.
I have no wish to be a member of a club, who will not have me. I have no wish to be a member of a club with royal commands.
“I have no wish to be a member of a club, who will not have me.”
This is not the case. You’ve made over 30 comments; it’s trivial for an individual to swing your karma by large amounts. I note that your karma has made large swings in the ~30 minutes I’ve been considering this reply. If you want to discuss the group dynamics of LW then I have more to say, but I’m going to request (temporarily) that you don’t accuse me of groupthink or status seeking if you do.