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ChristianKl comments on The Fable of the Burning Branch - Less Wrong Discussion

-19 Post author: EphemeralNight 08 February 2016 03:20PM

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Comment author: Lumifer 09 February 2016 08:04:22PM *  8 points [-]

LW's editoral decision to publish it or not to publish it.

Ain't no such thing. Does not exist.

You seem to be very confused about the nature of LW. It is NOT a publication where editors select some submissions for publications and so provide curated content.

Comment author: ChristianKl 09 February 2016 10:00:31PM -2 points [-]

Ain't no such thing. Does not exist.

Hosting a website like this does come with both legal and social responsibility for it's content. External parties do make LW responsible for the content it hosts to the extend that it's not explictely made clear that LW denounces it.

Comment author: Vaniver 10 February 2016 12:21:17AM 19 points [-]

to the extend that it's not explictely made clear that LW denounces it.

If only there was a way to quantify the LW community's approval or disapproval of a post submitted to it.

Comment author: Lumifer 10 February 2016 02:08:52AM *  13 points [-]

Hosting a website like this does come with both legal and social responsibility for it's content. External parties do make LW responsible for the content it hosts to the extend that it's not explictely made clear that LW denounces it.

So, Kamerad, I notice you personally have been lax in denouncing writings you -- hopefully -- may not want to be associated with. I trust you understand the consequences of being in the presence of... wrong ideas and not denouncing them forcefully. It really would be for the best if you were to correct that oversight on your part and properly denounce what you want to stand apart from. Using proper legalese, too, so that the proper authorities do not make any mistakes. And speaking of proper authorities, I hope you have notified them? It is good that you understand you bear "legal and social responsibility" for what happens in your presence. Do not forget your responsibility to denounce all the enemies of the people. Denounce early and often!