This debate brings to mind this: http://lesswrong.com/lw/372/defecting_by_accident_a_flaw_com...* http://lesswrong.com/lw/372/defecting_by_accident_a_flaw_com..

This debate brings to mind this: http://lesswrong.com/lw/372/defecting_by_accident_a_flaw_com...* http://lesswrong.com/lw/372/defecting_by_accident_a_flaw_com... Interesting read, thanks for that. Brings to mind forum flamewars and the like. I wonder how a community would evolve if the default post were a private reply, instead of a public one, or if public replies were throttled in some manner? Also, sometimes I feel that working in a stack-ranked group encourages defecting behaviour.