I made a prediction. People challenged me on that...weakly. I responded to them, rationally and in good faith. People are voting me down because I issued a challenge they can’t meet; because I hit them with a conundrum that they can’t solve. I’ve dented pride. And, because I’m new, the humiliation they irrationally feel is doubled. How can I be trolling when all I’ve done is respond, amicably and on-topic, to posters’ comments? Isn’t it true that all the hostility is coming from their side?
“New Year’s prediction: adefinitemaybe will be banned from Less Wrong. Sixty-five percent.”
Why, what rule have I broken? Is there a rule about riding roughshod over wannabe thinkers intellectual shortcomings?
Mommy, the geeks won’t let me sit at their table! And, because I lack the “karma” that only the geeks can issue, I can’t do anything about it.
New Year Prediction: The Less Wrong community becomes so insular and inbred that its members discover that more and more of their thoughts begin to be spawned retarded. Have you people had a look at yourselves recently?
I don’t dislike you (I’ve upvoted some of your comments, downvoted others, and left some alone entirely), but people who are being consistently downvoted have been told to leave in the past. You match that profile the best of anyone I’ve seen on this site—better than someone who Eliezer recently asked to leave. Eliezer was himself downvoted when he announced that, so I’m not sure whether this rule is still in effect, which is why I estimated sixty-five percent instead of ninety.
I’ve been signed up here for about three hours—in total length of membership, not accumulated posting time. There has never been a time when any of my posts had a higher vote score than zero. It’s possible that that is the result of a net negative vote on each, but I’m inclined to think that I haven’t received one positive vote from anyone. Perhaps you were confusing me with someone else.
If I’m asked to leave by an authority, I will leave immediately without complaint. However, I can’t envision having any kind of enjoyable posting future here anyway. I don’t think people here are interested in exploring new territory, as much as belonging to a pretend thinkers club.
It is the result of a net negative or zero vote on each. Independent of any action by other members, I know I’ve upvoted three of your posts—“I’ve already retracted the word “legitimate” as being redundant...” “I may have memory of always existing...” and “Anyway, not to worry. We can still be sure of taxes.” I am not sure why you would doubt me on this.
Did you read any of the articles here or on Overcoming Bias before signing up?
You’re being downvoted because people think you’re either being irrational or trolling.
New Year’s prediction: adefinitemaybe will be banned from Less Wrong. Sixty-five percent.
I made a prediction. People challenged me on that...weakly. I responded to them, rationally and in good faith. People are voting me down because I issued a challenge they can’t meet; because I hit them with a conundrum that they can’t solve. I’ve dented pride. And, because I’m new, the humiliation they irrationally feel is doubled. How can I be trolling when all I’ve done is respond, amicably and on-topic, to posters’ comments? Isn’t it true that all the hostility is coming from their side?
“New Year’s prediction: adefinitemaybe will be banned from Less Wrong. Sixty-five percent.”
Why, what rule have I broken? Is there a rule about riding roughshod over wannabe thinkers intellectual shortcomings?
Mommy, the geeks won’t let me sit at their table! And, because I lack the “karma” that only the geeks can issue, I can’t do anything about it.
New Year Prediction: The Less Wrong community becomes so insular and inbred that its members discover that more and more of their thoughts begin to be spawned retarded. Have you people had a look at yourselves recently?
Rationale behind my prediction:
I don’t dislike you (I’ve upvoted some of your comments, downvoted others, and left some alone entirely), but people who are being consistently downvoted have been told to leave in the past. You match that profile the best of anyone I’ve seen on this site—better than someone who Eliezer recently asked to leave. Eliezer was himself downvoted when he announced that, so I’m not sure whether this rule is still in effect, which is why I estimated sixty-five percent instead of ninety.
I’ve been signed up here for about three hours—in total length of membership, not accumulated posting time. There has never been a time when any of my posts had a higher vote score than zero. It’s possible that that is the result of a net negative vote on each, but I’m inclined to think that I haven’t received one positive vote from anyone. Perhaps you were confusing me with someone else.
If I’m asked to leave by an authority, I will leave immediately without complaint. However, I can’t envision having any kind of enjoyable posting future here anyway. I don’t think people here are interested in exploring new territory, as much as belonging to a pretend thinkers club.
It is the result of a net negative or zero vote on each. Independent of any action by other members, I know I’ve upvoted three of your posts—“I’ve already retracted the word “legitimate” as being redundant...” “I may have memory of always existing...” and “Anyway, not to worry. We can still be sure of taxes.” I am not sure why you would doubt me on this.
Did you read any of the articles here or on Overcoming Bias before signing up?