Some people complained about these debates, but they had the option of simply avoiding them.
Not if we wanted to use the “recent comments” page, and not if we were worried about indirect effects on the site, e.g. through drawing in bad commenters.
Well… that’s a good point… and perhaps also how Eugine got here. :(
On the other hand, I am also surprised that we didn’t attract someone Eugine-like much sooner. For example, LW was openly antireligious from the first days. Why did no religious fanatic start the same kind of crusade against us? Or why any of the crackpots that once in a while appeared on the website and got downvoted didn’t start a sockpuppet war to promote their theory? Uhm, what I am trying to say is that the possibility to get attention of undesired people was always there. Even if we increased it further.
Not if we wanted to use the “recent comments” page, and not if we were worried about indirect effects on the site, e.g. through drawing in bad commenters.
Well… that’s a good point… and perhaps also how Eugine got here. :(
On the other hand, I am also surprised that we didn’t attract someone Eugine-like much sooner. For example, LW was openly antireligious from the first days. Why did no religious fanatic start the same kind of crusade against us? Or why any of the crackpots that once in a while appeared on the website and got downvoted didn’t start a sockpuppet war to promote their theory? Uhm, what I am trying to say is that the possibility to get attention of undesired people was always there. Even if we increased it further.