Document comments on Palatable presentation of rationality to the layperson - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Document 11 January 2016 02:29:18PM 4 points [-]

I strongly disapprove, since it leads casual readers to believe that you're Yudkowsky and/or some official representative of the website. But I have no authority, and nobody else seems to mind, so that's as far as I can go.

Comment author: LessWrong 11 January 2016 06:17:16PM *  -1 points [-]

I would put this in the Map and Territory field. Or maybe it's a belief paying rent? Maybe both. I will admit I was rather surprised the name was available.

Eliezer has an account here and is a very prominent figure if you check out the sequences. Check it out, I don't wanna spoil your fun.

Comment author: Document 11 January 2016 06:34:43PM 1 point [-]

I would put this in the Map and Territory field. Or maybe it's a belief paying rent? Maybe both.

Not sure what this means.

Eliezer has an account here and is a very prominent figure if you check out the sequences.

Hamish Sinclair has an account at Marathon's Story Forum and is a very prominent figure if you check out the main site, but that didn't stop him randomly switching to a new account as "Godot". Is EY really so much less eccentric, and furthermore universally known to be by everyone but me?

Comment author: LessWrong 11 January 2016 06:59:42PM -2 points [-]

Don't worry, mate. In time you'll figure out the community and their special quirk.