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Konkvistador comments on 2012 Less Wrong Census Survey: Call For Critiques/Questions - Less Wrong Discussion

20 Post author: Yvain 19 October 2012 01:12AM

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Comment author: [deleted] 19 October 2012 12:23:51PM *  0 points [-]

0.05

Comment author: TimS 19 October 2012 09:04:29PM *  0 points [-]

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.

Comment author: Eugine_Nier 20 October 2012 01:22:26AM 1 point [-]

I get the impression that mentioning it in prominent places also gets deleted.

Comment author: David_Gerard 20 October 2012 08:26:25AM 0 points [-]

Quite a few of the recently observed mass deletions have started from what was a mention.

Comment author: [deleted] 21 October 2012 07:28:12PM 1 point [-]

I missed those (as in 'didn't notice', not as in 'was nostalgic about').