I’m a huge fan of the Archipelago model, but I’m unsure how well our current structure is suited to it. On Reddit, you only have to learn one set of moderation norms per sub. On Less Wrong, learning one set of moderation norms per author seems like a much higher burden.
In fact, the Archipelago model itself, is one set of norms per group. If you don’t like the norms of a particular group, you just don’t go there. This is harder when there isn’t a clear separation and everyone’s posts are all mixed together.
The moderation guidelines are currently at the end of the post and also as a dropdown menu in the comment box, so I think “learning” sets of rules won’t be an issue. Concerning the lack of separation, maybe we could give users the opportunity to filter out posts with certain moderation guidelines. I get that currently it seems like each author is going to describe their guidelines in their words, but an opportunity to filter out “reigns of terror” might be useful for people who despise heavy moderation. Or at least have a little icon for every post that shows the level of moderation on that post.
I’m a huge fan of the Archipelago model, but I’m unsure how well our current structure is suited to it. On Reddit, you only have to learn one set of moderation norms per sub. On Less Wrong, learning one set of moderation norms per author seems like a much higher burden.
In fact, the Archipelago model itself, is one set of norms per group. If you don’t like the norms of a particular group, you just don’t go there. This is harder when there isn’t a clear separation and everyone’s posts are all mixed together.
The moderation guidelines are currently at the end of the post and also as a dropdown menu in the comment box, so I think “learning” sets of rules won’t be an issue. Concerning the lack of separation, maybe we could give users the opportunity to filter out posts with certain moderation guidelines. I get that currently it seems like each author is going to describe their guidelines in their words, but an opportunity to filter out “reigns of terror” might be useful for people who despise heavy moderation. Or at least have a little icon for every post that shows the level of moderation on that post.