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Re:'Troll hunting' algorithm could make web a better place by Matumio on Saturday April 18, 2015 @08:29AM (#9399199)
I think parent was getting at the classical problem of using a scientific result to justify a policy. The problem is that no statistic (not even the proof of a causal link) is enough to justify a policy. A policy is also about the question "what should be". How much do you value each of the conflicting goals - silence trolls vs hear every opinion? The problem is when people think they can answer this kind of question with logistic regression, too.

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