The reputational damage to Less Wrong has been done. Is there really anything to be gained by flipping moderation policy?
The basilisk is now being linked on Marginal Revolution. Estimated site traffic: >3x gwern.net; per above, that is >16k uniques daily to the site.
What site will be next?
What site will be next?
More importantly, will endless meta-discussions like this make another site more likely or less likely to link it?
If it's worth saying, but not worth its own post, even in Discussion, it goes here.