Larks comments on [moderator action] Eugine_Nier is now banned for mass downvote harassment - Less Wrong

107 Post author: Kaj_Sotala 03 July 2014 12:04PM

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Comment author: fubarobfusco 03 July 2014 10:22:09PM *  16 points [-]

It's pretty much always a mistake to apply legal-style reasoning to moderator actions on an Internet forum, anyway. The job of moderators is to keep the forum working, not merely to follow previously published procedures. Legal rules such as nulla poena sine lege don't apply in this context. They're supposed to wing it a bit when necessary.

Comment author: Larks 07 July 2014 12:09:00AM 4 points [-]

Sure, but then they shouldn't pretend to be justified on the basis of rules that actually do no such thing. I'm happy with Eliezer's dictatorship, but it should be an epistemically honest dictatorship.

Comment author: Username 07 July 2014 01:23:46AM 1 point [-]

Speaking of which, Eliezer has been strangely silent throughout this whole affair.

Comment author: Larks 07 July 2014 01:55:40AM 3 points [-]

Eliezer has been silent on LW in general; I'm pretty sure it has little to do with this.

Comment author: [deleted] 07 July 2014 01:54:44AM 0 points [-]

He last commented on June 27, so it's entirely possible he hasn't seen it yet.