Very yes. Specifically, a bi-weekly, or monthly thread (similar to the open threads currently) of eg “Pitch your idea”, with the hard-constrain for the topmost comments being 100 words at most at any given time, with optional links leading down the rabbit hole.
Edit: bonus point, but not hard requirement describing your idea in language of “up goer five” to avoid that thing where people compress by using technical words, as opposed to compressing comprehensibly. Like, what we want to achieve here is to serve as a common onboarding point for new people to get introduced to those ideas; as opposed to communicating the Theory of Everything in greek symbols.
Bi-weekly threads might be good; I was thinking a specific subsection, like how we currently have headings for “main” and “discussion”. Or just a way of giving it more attention, so it doesn’t blend into the other things, like how the OTs do.
Unsure if people would like that, or if it would be doable w/ LW’s current code. But, still, a thought.
Also, yes, up goer give language would be pretty cool. Although I think that trying to spend time here developing a Theory of Everything could also be useful, and there’s a place for both further development as well as being a common onboarding point.
IMO, as LW stands right now, it’s not very friendly to beginners. The site felt poorly organized to me when I first started coming here, and the wiki was not super helpful. Part of it may be the choice of font / graphics, which were a turn-off for past me.
I love idea number 1, especially. Lots of 100-word insights to scan through.
Very yes. Specifically, a bi-weekly, or monthly thread (similar to the open threads currently) of eg “Pitch your idea”, with the hard-constrain for the topmost comments being 100 words at most at any given time, with optional links leading down the rabbit hole.
Edit: bonus point, but not hard requirement describing your idea in language of “up goer five” to avoid that thing where people compress by using technical words, as opposed to compressing comprehensibly. Like, what we want to achieve here is to serve as a common onboarding point for new people to get introduced to those ideas; as opposed to communicating the Theory of Everything in greek symbols.
Bi-weekly threads might be good; I was thinking a specific subsection, like how we currently have headings for “main” and “discussion”. Or just a way of giving it more attention, so it doesn’t blend into the other things, like how the OTs do.
Unsure if people would like that, or if it would be doable w/ LW’s current code. But, still, a thought.
Also, yes, up goer give language would be pretty cool. Although I think that trying to spend time here developing a Theory of Everything could also be useful, and there’s a place for both further development as well as being a common onboarding point.
IMO, as LW stands right now, it’s not very friendly to beginners. The site felt poorly organized to me when I first started coming here, and the wiki was not super helpful. Part of it may be the choice of font / graphics, which were a turn-off for past me.
It took me weeks to find the sequences when I first got here...
It’s now on the homepage