Clippony is not the official mascot of less wrong, because the person who has the authority to make something official about Less Wrong (Eliezer) has not identified Clippony as our official mascot. Clippony is a permissible, unofficial mascot because I have released the artwork for the purpose, but not an offical one.
Why doesn’t this incorporate Clippony, the official mascot of LessWrong?
Clippony is not the official mascot of less wrong, because the person who has the authority to make something official about Less Wrong (Eliezer) has not identified Clippony as our official mascot. Clippony is a permissible, unofficial mascot because I have released the artwork for the purpose, but not an offical one.
Why doesn’t this incorporate Clippony, the unofficial mascot of LessWrong?
Because it would not fit into the design aesthetic.