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ChristianKl comments on Open Thread, Jun. 22 - Jun. 28, 2015 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: skeptical_lurker 23 June 2015 06:14:58AM *  0 points [-]

If someone on LW mentions taking part in seriously illegal activities (in all jurisdictions), am I morally obliged to contact the police/site admin? I don't think the person in question is going to hurt anyone directly.

Speaking of which, who is the site mod? Vladmeir someone?

EDIT: I think I misunderstood and the situation isn't bad enough to need reporting to anyone. He was only worrying about whether he wanted to do certain things, rather than actually doing them.

Comment author: ChristianKl 24 June 2015 11:29:39AM 0 points [-]

A site mod theoretically has IP addresses that allow him to pick the right country when reporting to the police. As a result it makes sense to report to a mod.

If you would contact the police and then they contact the side mod, things can get more messy when the mod doesn't reply fast enough.