Is I read it, the policy does not address the basilisk and basilisk type issues
It does, in as much as it includes:
8) Topics we have asked people to stop discussing.
This particular entry makes all the others more or less redundant. This is perhaps better than only having the "information Hazard" clause. Because Eliezer deleting something based on the "Eliezer says so" is at least coherent and unambiguous. It doesn't matter whether a post by Roko is actually dangerous. The says so clause can still cover it and we can just roll our eyes and tolerate Eliezer's quirks.
Because Eliezer deleting something based on the "Eliezer says so" is at least coherent and unambiguous.
Well his attempt here is to lay out a bit more than "Because Eliezer says so" as a reason.
http://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Deletion_policy
This is my attempt to codify the informal rules I've been working by.
I'll leave this post up for a bit, but strongly suspect that it will have to be deleted not too long thereafter. I haven't been particularly encouraged to try responding to comments, either. Nonetheless, if there's something I missed, let me know.