Meh. I think the main effect of removing the link was that, in order to get to the article, instead of spending about 0.2 seconds to click on the link, one has to spend nearly a second to select the title, right-click it, click “Search Google for ‘Faith ...’”, and click on the top result.
If that hadn't been true I would've been much more reluctant to delete the URL. I was trying to control Pagerank flow, not information discovery. Please feel free to mirror the text on your home site and direct readers there.
Faith, Hope, and Singularity: Entering the Matrix with New York’s Futurist Set
To my knowledge LessWrong hasn't received a great deal of media coverage. So, I was surprised when I came across an article via a Facebook friend which also appeared on the cover of the New York Observer today. However, I was disappointed upon reading it, as I don't think it is an accurate reflection of the community. It certainly doesn't reflect my experience with the LW communities in Toronto and Waterloo.
I thought it would be interesting to see what the broader LessWrong community thought about this article. I think it would make for a good discussion.
Possible conversation topics:
Edit 1: Added some clarification about my view on the article.
Edit 2: Re-added link using “nofollow” attribute.