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The submitter of this story inserted 'rationalist' into the title; it's not in the headline and IMO it's calumny. Would you take it back out?
by abecedarius 2y ago
The submitter of this story inserted 'rationalist' into the title; it's not in the headline and IMO it's calumny. Would you take it back out?
- dcrazy 2y agoI also inserted “rationalist” into my submission of this story because it’s an accurate description of the group.
- abecedarius 2y agoHN guidelines: "Otherwise please use the original title, unless it is misleading or linkbait; don't editorialize." Perhaps you would also describe the Manson family as a Christian death cult.
- dcrazy 2y agoProbably not the Manson family, but probably the Branch Dividians. Just like I’d call the Salvation Army a Christian paramilitary.
- dang 2y agoSure. Edit: I think "death cult" is linkbaity though, so I replaced it with "Zizians". I hope that's neutral enough for everybody because I'll be offline soon. (Replacing a general-sensational term with a proper noun is often a good debaiting trick.)
- abecedarius 2y agoThanks! Neat term, debaiting -- though I misread it for a moment.