I think this post does not deserve the downvotes it’s getting—they appear to be downvotes for simple disagreement. It’s a discussion, in the discussion section, of one of the major advertising methods for LessWrong, one which regulars on the site are typically expected to be familiar with.
I like HP:MoR myself. But being an aspiring rationalist does not require liking HP:MoR.
I didn’t downvote Tiiba, but there’s lots of reasons I could have potentially downvoted her, besides simple disagreement—from the hostile tone all the way to a confusing semi-rhetorical “Does he?” at the end, which didn’t make it clear what exactly she was asking us about.
If Tiiba was asking us, if given her hostile reaction, she should anticipate her opinion of the work to improve later on, she could make it far clearer.
If Tiiba was asking us if there’s justification for the content of the chapters she has read so far, she could ask about that more clearly as well.
I think this post does not deserve the downvotes it’s getting
It just got another. It is silly, inflammatory and not well thought out. I don’t particularly want to see that level of half considered self described vitriol as a top level post. Tiiba can go flame in a HP:MOR discussion post.
they appear to be downvotes for simple disagreement.
I think this post does not deserve the downvotes it’s getting—they appear to be downvotes for simple disagreement. It’s a discussion, in the discussion section, of one of the major advertising methods for LessWrong, one which regulars on the site are typically expected to be familiar with.
I like HP:MoR myself. But being an aspiring rationalist does not require liking HP:MoR.
If it were a comment here, I suspect it have gotten downvoted as well, but probably not as heavily.
I strongly disagree with you that this post has been getting downvotes for simple disagreement, and therefore I downvoted your comment :P
I didn’t downvote Tiiba, but there’s lots of reasons I could have potentially downvoted her, besides simple disagreement—from the hostile tone all the way to a confusing semi-rhetorical “Does he?” at the end, which didn’t make it clear what exactly she was asking us about.
If Tiiba was asking us, if given her hostile reaction, she should anticipate her opinion of the work to improve later on, she could make it far clearer. If Tiiba was asking us if there’s justification for the content of the chapters she has read so far, she could ask about that more clearly as well.
“HE”
It just got another. It is silly, inflammatory and not well thought out. I don’t particularly want to see that level of half considered self described vitriol as a top level post. Tiiba can go flame in a HP:MOR discussion post.
Far from it.
Downvoted it for using “hissy fit” to mean ‘evidence of a psychological problem that the other person describes as such’.
Also, what TheOtherDave said.