David_Gerard comments on 2012 Less Wrong Census Survey: Call For Critiques/Questions - Less Wrong Discussion
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Also, P(the above comment will be deleted by the mods).
The mention of the basilisk was the main reason I didn't upvote gwern's comment.
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Too high. It's the use / mention distinction. Mention of (existence of) basilisks is permitted, use (detailed description) is prohibited.
Or such appears to be the rule to me.
I get the impression that mentioning it in prominent places also gets deleted.
Quite a few of the recently observed mass deletions have started from what was a mention.
I missed those (as in 'didn't notice', not as in 'was nostalgic about').