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Comment author: ata 15 December 2010 02:31:10AM *  3 points [-]

Don't even joke about that (please).

It may or may not have been a sarcastic reference to this, rather than joke-cultishness.

Comment author: wedrifid 15 December 2010 02:58:30AM *  1 point [-]

It may or may not have been a sarcastic reference to this, rather than joke-cultishness.

I understand. I was making a (minimally emphasized) personal request to not be reminded of that, even in jest. It is a source of (mild) negative affect and causes a commensurately mild interference with my ability to maintain respect for Eliezer, with spill over to SIAI and LW. (But I didn't want to include the reasoning with the request because it didn't feel like the time to criticise.)

Comment author: Alexei 15 December 2010 03:45:39AM 0 points [-]

I'm sorry, I am still a bit new to this website, and I miss the finer points sometimes. I'll try not to make jokes like that in the future. I understand where you are coming from and how my sort of remarks, even in jest, could be damaging.

Comment author: JoshuaZ 15 December 2010 04:17:17AM 4 points [-]

For what it is worth, I think such jokes are a) amusing b) helpful.

Comment author: ata 15 December 2010 03:04:41AM 0 points [-]

Fair enough.