Talk:LessWrong/Archives/2025/July
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Zizians didn't comment much on LW
(Context: I run LessWrong.com, so have an obvious COI in editing this page, so am not doing so directly, but it seems reasonable to open up a discussion here)
The current wiki article says:
> The Zizians formed within the community surrounding LessWrong, with many members, including founder Ziz LaSota, commenting frequently on the site.
There is no source that supports this, as far as I can tell. Also, I am not aware of "frequent" comments by Zizians. There is an account named "Ziz" with 16 comments and a few posts none of which received much engagement. There is an account for "Daniel Blank" with zero comments. I am not aware of any others. I think just removing the "commenting frequently on the site" would be more accurate, and also stick closer to the source quote it's drawing from:
> Their collective exile from the rationalist community was virtually complete. They were banned from LessWrong.com, along with various CFAR meetups and conferences. An anonymous rationalist launched a site, Zizians.info, branding them "the Zizians" for the first time and warning that the group was a cult. Habryka (talk) 07:25, 26 July 2025 (UTC)
- I edited to stick more closely to what the source says. Alenoach (talk) 08:59, 26 July 2025 (UTC)
- That seems like a reasonable edit! Thank you! Habryka (talk) 23:38, 28 July 2025 (UTC)