SquirrelInHell comments on Open Thread April 4 - April 10, 2016 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: SquirrelInHell 10 April 2016 02:13:20AM 2 points [-]

You won't be able to tell people to not go meta, or to tell them where the rules are, if you apply the rules to themselves.

Comment author: Gunnar_Zarncke 10 April 2016 08:51:49AM 1 point [-]

I think it is quite possible to refer (i.e. link) to an important rule in a cheerful and positive way even if the rule may contain negative aspects. See how much context change already happens by diverting the meta discussion to here in the Open Thread (note how you automatically perform an context change; you behave according to the norms of the Open Thread by being in it. Context is awesome. Mostly.