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0 pointsx0n3y ago0 comments

Thank you for setting that straight. The more I read through the answer, the more ludicrous it became.

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pc863y ago· 6 in thread

There should be a way to flag and remove comments that don't violate any guidelines, but are just objectively wrong, in a way that doesn't penalize the author. Like "you tried, but nothing about this is correct, so it goes to the bottom of the comment section above all the dead/shadowbanned comments."

ballenf3y ago

I prefer the back-and-forth the way it is now. I perversely enjoy reading a comment and "buying into it" only to realize from a reply that I was naive or too trusting. Or, at least, that there are more angles to the story.

This helps you build up an immune system that is skeptical. If most wrong answers were removed/flagged/hidden then the remaining wrong but unflagged would be even more a problem.

tejohnso3y ago

Exactly. This helps train the "don't believe everything you read" muscle.

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CRConrad3y ago

> I perversely enjoy reading a comment and "buying into it" only to realize from a reply that I was naive or too trusting.

Good for debate and free speech in general, but bad for your grasp of the facts in the case every time there don't happen to be any corrective replies.

Hard to weighs pros vs cons.

(ObSillyPun: Naah, just put them on the scales! But remember that a lighter pro will often beat a heavier con anyway!)

raarts3y ago

Your bullshit detector should be trained continuously, not put to sleep by others labeling a post true or not. A dangerous path.

Melatonic3y ago

Is reply and downvote not enough?

pc863y ago

I want to avoid the downvotes, though. Downvoting is for things that are off topic or don't add to the conversation, or comments made in bad faith. Someone who just happens to be wrong may very well be commenting earnestly in good faith.

15001009003y ago

So you DO search for answers to mainframe questions on s**overflow?

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