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God, the people here go on and on about such a trivial issue! Sorry if I offend anyone, but really. Petty microanalysis of the type seen nowhere else on the Internet. If you don't like the ad, don't apply. If you don't want to promote it, don't. Is it really worth having a debate about whether it is worth promoting?

2whpearson
A brief note on terminology: When people complain about it being "promoted", they mean moved to the front page. Only some mods (or just Eliezer?) has that power. We have no choice whether it is "promoted" or not in this sense. I'm not fussed myself.
4mattnewport
Your Internet sounds like a nice place to visit, nothing like the one in our world.

Only on LessWrong. In the wider world, more people actually read my words!

Just to check... have I said any "naughty" things analogous to the Eliezer quote above?

1wedrifid
Not to my knowledge... but Eliezer makes his words far more prominent that you do.

If you attend the Summit as a volunteer, don't expect to see many of the talks.

Hi all,

I was completely wrong on my budget estimate, I apologize. I wasn't including the Summit, and I was just estimating the cost on my understanding of salaries + misc. expenses. I should have checked Guidestar. My view of the budget also seems to have been slightly skewed because I frequently check the SIAI Paypal account, which many people use to donate, but I never see the incoming checks, which are rarer but sometimes make up a large portion of total donations. My underestimate of money in contributing to my underestimating monies out.

Again, I... (read more)

1Rain
Thank you for the correction.