SilasBarta comments on On Enjoying Disagreeable Company - Less Wrong
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But when this identity acts like that identity, somehow, that's not enough to change her reaction! Go fig.
What a crock. Even when the comment was up (which it hasn't been for 15+ minutes), it wasn't doing that. But I guess deleted comments are the easiest targets for misrepresentation.
Seriously, are you capable of having all the facts before you criticize someone? Is that just not in your job description?
Except a) I didn't seek to "interact with Alicorn". Rather, Miss "I'm terrified of Jocaste" replied to Oedipus's mother!
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b) alternate screennames, in and of themselves, are acceptable behavior on LW and do not count as deception for the numerous justifiable reasons for using them.
Wait, I forgot -- this is Silas we're talking about. Screw the rules.
Ok, there's some unfortunate timing here in that I saw and replied to the post above without knowing that it was deleted. I infer from the fact that you deleted it, that you realized the subtext was saying something you didn't mean to say. So, I applaud your discretion and will delete my criticisms in the grandparent. I also had wrongly assumed that you had used your alternate identity to post replies to Alicorn rather than the other way around, which would have very different significance.
I do think you ought to take a lesson from Prof Quirrell on backing down gracefully, though.