there is an interesting thread at FDR http://freedomainradio.com/board/forums/102440/ShowThread.aspx#102440

somebody suggests creating a Wiki for the theory of Universally Preferable Behavior.

Interesting and helpful idea you woujld think, it would help in developing the idea further and in spreading the mesage.

But now consider this idea from Stef's perspective and immediately you see 2 huge problems:

1. in a Wiki the theory and its proof have to be really logically worked out and laid out, and the theory has to be applicable to all sorts of circumstances. So a Wiki would really put UPB to the test and it would come in a format wholly unlike the narrative structure ofStef's UPB book.

in short, this would mean that UPB would have to be presented like any other theory and so would lose its 'mystique'. For example, I dare anybody on FDR to paraphrase the theory of UPB and the proof for it. I am 100% confident nobody on the board can do that, and in fact nobody has done it or even tried to (could be on the Premium board section though)
the reason simply is because there are no such clear ideas in Stef's book. The book is one big obfuscation mechanism. Stef says that the book contains the theory and its ultimate proof, but reading through it you get further and further and then reach the end, and you still dont really get what the idea or the proofs are like. FDR'ers then sort of simply assume that the proof is there, even though they dont really understand things yet, they're confused but they assume that everything is in there. A Wiki would reveal that the emperor aint wearing no clothes

2. the second probloem for Stef with a UPB Wiki is that it would be co-written by others (like wiki's are) and possibly even open to questions that then will have to be responded to by Stef and the others. This means that Stef would lose control over the idea of UPB and its presentation( these go together). and it might create real intellectual discussion and examination of the idea and of how Stef defends it. (this is related to (1))

these are the thoughts I had when I read the initial post about the Wiki about UPB. I told my g/f and we both realized that this would be a very interesting thread to follow, to see what Stef is going to say to this, how he is going to wiggle his way out of it. We thought of several possible scenarios but were still surprised by the response he gave. Check for yourself.

this is actually pretty good observation! I think we should strike first and open that wiki to prevent FDR folks locking it down to members-only

the thing is: Stef won't allow such a Wiki be set up on FDR or somewhere else. If some FDR'er (however well-meaning they are and helpful they try to be) is stupid or brave enough to start the Wiki, either in a thread on FDR or soemwhere else, Stef will try to sabotage the project in subtle and not-too-subtle ways.