I was that way for about 8 months—I’ve been a member of Less Wrong since it was turned on, but almost all of my karma has been acquired in 2010.
I had a lot of free time and so I jumped in by replying to comments on the recent comments page. My tips for doing it successfully are to look for comments where you can add a small point of additional information, or have a minor disagreement with a point of the comment. In order to make sure you don’t lose karma for doing this, couch your words in linguistic uncertainty, using phrases like “I think”.
Hi. Like others have said, I tend to not post because I feel I can’t add anything constructive to the discussion.
I don’t think there’s anything wrong with that though. A good part of learning can be knowing when to be silent and listen to what others have to say.
Hi.
And agreed.
I was that way for about 8 months—I’ve been a member of Less Wrong since it was turned on, but almost all of my karma has been acquired in 2010.
I had a lot of free time and so I jumped in by replying to comments on the recent comments page. My tips for doing it successfully are to look for comments where you can add a small point of additional information, or have a minor disagreement with a point of the comment. In order to make sure you don’t lose karma for doing this, couch your words in linguistic uncertainty, using phrases like “I think”.
You sound a little too confident when you say “In order.” Oughtn’t you hedge that statement?? :)
And hi.
Yes, yes, I totally deserve to lose large amounts of karma for being too certain. Hello!
No you don’t. You’re wrong. Downv...