Comments on: Debugging Comments http://www.overcomingbias.com/2008/01/debugging-comme.html Overcoming Bias is economist Robin Hanson’s blog, on honesty, signaling, disagreement, forecasting, and the far future. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:23:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Gray Area http://www.overcomingbias.com/2008/01/debugging-comme.html#comment-410094 Gray Area Sat, 05 Jan 2008 21:07:20 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2008/01/debugging-comments.html#comment-410094 'Elite tags' don't make the 'mafia effect' better, and certainly give the appearance of making it worse. Low quality posts get ignored. Consistently low quality posters get ignored consistently. I think it is better (for everyone, really) to slog through content the hard way to determine high quality posts than rely on a sign system which declares 'THIS IS A HIGH QUALITY POST.' ‘Elite tags’ don’t make the ‘mafia effect’ better, and certainly give the appearance of making it worse.

Low quality posts get ignored. Consistently low quality posters get ignored consistently. I think it is better (for everyone, really) to slog through content the hard way to determine high quality posts than rely on a sign system which declares ‘THIS IS A HIGH QUALITY POST.’

]]> By: Noumenon http://www.overcomingbias.com/2008/01/debugging-comme.html#comment-410093 Noumenon Sat, 05 Jan 2008 07:57:00 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2008/01/debugging-comments.html#comment-410093 Slashdot's comment rating system is awesome. YouTube's comment section would be about ten times as useful if their new comment rating system would let you screen out comments at level 1, 2, 3, or 5 like Slashdot. Slashdot’s comment rating system is awesome. YouTube’s comment section would be about ten times as useful if their new comment rating system would let you screen out comments at level 1, 2, 3, or 5 like Slashdot.

]]> By: Patrick Fitzsimmons http://www.overcomingbias.com/2008/01/debugging-comme.html#comment-410092 Patrick Fitzsimmons Fri, 04 Jan 2008 03:46:52 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2008/01/debugging-comments.html#comment-410092 You guys should consider using Disqus on your blog ( http://www.disqus.com ). It allows you to set up a voting system that will automatically promote the good content to the top and filter out the junk. You guys should consider using Disqus on your blog ( http://www.disqus.com ). It allows you to set up a voting system that will automatically promote the good content to the top and filter out the junk.

]]> By: Caledonian http://www.overcomingbias.com/2008/01/debugging-comme.html#comment-410091 Caledonian Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:49:00 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2008/01/debugging-comments.html#comment-410091 Feel free to offer explicit definitions of signal and noise - ones that don't allow you to shove positions you don't agree with into the category of 'noise'. Given the breathtaking hubris and shoddy argumentation present here on a regular basis, statements like rukidding's are desperately needed. If nothing else, they permit a demonstration that contrary positions aren't run off the blog. Feel free to offer explicit definitions of signal and noise – ones that don’t allow you to shove positions you don’t agree with into the category of ‘noise’.

Given the breathtaking hubris and shoddy argumentation present here on a regular basis, statements like rukidding’s are desperately needed. If nothing else, they permit a demonstration that contrary positions aren’t run off the blog.

]]> By: Bob http://www.overcomingbias.com/2008/01/debugging-comme.html#comment-410090 Bob Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:44:20 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2008/01/debugging-comments.html#comment-410090 So, rukidding, you've either intentionally or unintentionally provided a great example of why limits on comments could be useful. Anything that increases the signal-to-noise ratio in the discussion is worth considering. So, rukidding, you’ve either intentionally or unintentionally provided a great example of why limits on comments could be useful. Anything that increases the signal-to-noise ratio in the discussion is worth considering.

]]> By: Silas http://www.overcomingbias.com/2008/01/debugging-comme.html#comment-410089 Silas Fri, 04 Jan 2008 02:11:52 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2008/01/debugging-comments.html#comment-410089 OT, but there hasn't yet been an open thread for this month, so I thought I'd mention this here: Robin_Hanson's idea for the bet about the repeated study on women vs. men talkativeness expired yesterday and it looks like the results confirmed the previous study. Comment? I can't seem to link directly to the contract, as there's some javascript predicate, but if you click soon you'll get it <a href=" http://www.intrade.com/jsp/intrade/contractSearch/searchPageBuilder.jsp?z=1199415985673&expired=true#">here</a> OT, but there hasn’t yet been an open thread for this month, so I thought I’d mention this here:

Robin_Hanson’s idea for the bet about the repeated study on women vs. men talkativeness expired yesterday and it looks like the results confirmed the previous study. Comment?

I can’t seem to link directly to the contract, as there’s some javascript predicate, but if you click soon you’ll get it http://www.intrade.com/jsp/intrade/contractSearch/searchPageBuilder.jsp?z=1199415985673&expired=true#“>here

]]> By: Al Cellier http://www.overcomingbias.com/2008/01/debugging-comme.html#comment-410088 Al Cellier Fri, 04 Jan 2008 01:58:54 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2008/01/debugging-comments.html#comment-410088 Brad DeLong, the fat Marxist blogger, censors all comments that fail to endorse left-wing political/economic stances. It's scary that he stifles debate that might threaten his political biases. Brad DeLong, the fat Marxist blogger, censors all comments that fail to endorse left-wing political/economic stances. It’s scary that he stifles debate that might threaten his political biases.

]]> By: burger flipper http://www.overcomingbias.com/2008/01/debugging-comme.html#comment-410087 burger flipper Fri, 04 Jan 2008 01:38:58 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2008/01/debugging-comments.html#comment-410087 In the spirit of the Edge.org project the Xeni quote was pulled from, I'd be curious to learn from Robin, EY, or another poster here if a comment has ever lead to a change of mind about what was posted? Is the model operating here really confrontational? I often see Robin critique EY's posts, but don't recall seeing too many resolutions in these cases (or even sufficient clarification on the premise to make rational disagreement impossible). In the spirit of the Edge.org project the Xeni quote was pulled from, I’d be curious to learn from Robin, EY, or another poster here if a comment has ever lead to a change of mind about what was posted?

Is the model operating here really confrontational? I often see Robin critique EY’s posts, but don’t recall seeing too many resolutions in these cases (or even sufficient clarification on the premise to make rational disagreement impossible).

]]> By: michael webster http://www.overcomingbias.com/2008/01/debugging-comme.html#comment-410086 michael webster Fri, 04 Jan 2008 01:20:08 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2008/01/debugging-comments.html#comment-410086 I agree with some of the points made by Raven. Most academic blogs are mild compared to the hardcore flaming that goes on at various forums - but people survive. I also agree with Leif; boneheaded posts often make you think deeply about a problem. I don't think the problem is really worth worrying about. But I could be wrong. I agree with some of the points made by Raven.

Most academic blogs are mild compared to the hardcore flaming that goes on at various forums – but people survive.

I also agree with Leif; boneheaded posts often make you think deeply about a problem.

I don’t think the problem is really worth worrying about. But I could be wrong.

]]> By: Caledonian http://www.overcomingbias.com/2008/01/debugging-comme.html#comment-410085 Caledonian Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:16:10 +0000 http://prod.ob.trike.com.au/2008/01/debugging-comments.html#comment-410085 Boneheaded comments, too. Boneheaded comments, too.

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