"any dissent is immediately silenced"
Not remotely suggested. Since when does "immediately" mean "after a spiraling trend over a couple of years"?
I suggest that if this is applicable to any behavior in this thread it is to the actual trolling, not Will just being a crackpot.
Not remotely suggested.
The quoted sentence refers to the weapon, not the event from which it's shaped (through misrepresentation or motivated misinterpretation). Even community voting that hides comments that happen to be critical is being used as fuel for accusations of censorship.
Thank you for your cooperation and understanding. Don't worry, there won't be future posts like this, so you don't have to delete my LessWrong account, and anyway I could make another, and another.
But since you've dared to read this far:
Credibility. Should you maximize it, or minimize it? Have I made an error?
Discuss.
Don't be shallow, don't just consider the obvious points. Consider that I've thought about this for many, many hours, and that you don't have any privileged information. Whence our disagreement, if one exists?