What are the moderation rules? What kind of comments will result in downvotes and what kind of comments could result in a ban?
Users can downvote whoever they want, but generally, these kinds of comments are likely to result in downvotes: • Comments that have no intellectual content, like lolcats, empty insults or spam. • Comments that are misspelled or have poor grammar. • Comments that take sides in political battles, like conservative vs. liberal, pro-life vs. pro-choice, global warming, gun control, etc. See Politics is the Mind Killer. • Comments that show unfamiliarity with basic terminology or the Less Wrong sequences.
What are the moderation rules? What kind of comments will result in downvotes and what kind of comments could result in a ban?