The distinction has confused me from the beginning. There is no clear workflow. At first, when I decided whether to post to Main or Discussion, it seemed that I had to choose based on ego. I ended up just posting everything to Discussion to let the powers-that-be promote it if they want to.
Why not just say that everything goes initially to Discussion, and the better items are boosted to Main?
Also, it was not clear to me how things are moved from Discussion to Main. As far as I can tell, Eliezer and a small group of anonymous admins decide. That’s quite reasonable, but this policy should be clearly stated.
Why not just say that everything goes initially to Discussion, and the better items are boosted to Main?
It’s possible that this is not done in practice because the moderators can’t ensure that they’ll read every article and be able to judge whether it stays or goes to main, and taking the time/coordinating to ensure every post is judged is not considered a better option.
I don’t think moderator privileges are sufficient to promote or move posts: or if they are, I’ve missed the link on the interface. I can only delete comments and posts, not affect where they are. (Besides moving my own posts, of course.)
There are three categories, the list of moderators, the list of editors, and people with Editor on their about page, including Eliezer, wmoore, and matt, the latter two of whom are from Trike and probably don’t promote posts. So there are two uses of the word “editor” and I don’t trust any source that doesn’t explicitly acknowledge that, even if it explicitly points to a particular meaning.
more detail in my original comment:
Your link does not appear to me to be a list. After following it for a while, I found a list of “editors” distinct from “moderators,” but am not convinced that it answers the question.
Your link does have a prominent link, which it implies is a link to a list. But that link is also not a list, but a question asking for a list; the first comment contains links to lists of “editors” and “moderators.” However, one of those editors denies that “editors” have the power to promote articles, so I don’t think it really answers the question, even if your original link claims that they do. (Another distinction is that moderators delete comments and editors edit posts.) Also, people listed as editors are not the same people with the word Editor near their karma circle. In particular, Vladimir is listed but not labeled, while Eliezer is the opposite. In fact, no one on the editor list has the editor label.
The distinction has confused me from the beginning. There is no clear workflow. At first, when I decided whether to post to Main or Discussion, it seemed that I had to choose based on ego. I ended up just posting everything to Discussion to let the powers-that-be promote it if they want to.
Why not just say that everything goes initially to Discussion, and the better items are boosted to Main?
Also, it was not clear to me how things are moved from Discussion to Main. As far as I can tell, Eliezer and a small group of anonymous admins decide. That’s quite reasonable, but this policy should be clearly stated.
http://lesswrong.com/r/lesswrong/about/moderators might be the answer, but yeah, clarity would be nice.
It’s possible that this is not done in practice because the moderators can’t ensure that they’ll read every article and be able to judge whether it stays or goes to main, and taking the time/coordinating to ensure every post is judged is not considered a better option.
I don’t think moderator privileges are sufficient to promote or move posts: or if they are, I’ve missed the link on the interface. I can only delete comments and posts, not affect where they are. (Besides moving my own posts, of course.)
Ah yeah. I checked and I think I was thinking of the similar list of editors. http://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/FAQ#How_do_I_get_my_post_on_the_front_page.3F
There are three categories, the list of moderators, the list of editors, and people with Editor on their about page, including Eliezer, wmoore, and matt, the latter two of whom are from Trike and probably don’t promote posts. So there are two uses of the word “editor” and I don’t trust any source that doesn’t explicitly acknowledge that, even if it explicitly points to a particular meaning.
more detail in my original comment:
Your link does not appear to me to be a list. After following it for a while, I found a list of “editors” distinct from “moderators,” but am not convinced that it answers the question.
Your link does have a prominent link, which it implies is a link to a list. But that link is also not a list, but a question asking for a list; the first comment contains links to lists of “editors” and “moderators.” However, one of those editors denies that “editors” have the power to promote articles, so I don’t think it really answers the question, even if your original link claims that they do. (Another distinction is that moderators delete comments and editors edit posts.) Also, people listed as editors are not the same people with the word Editor near their karma circle. In particular, Vladimir is listed but not labeled, while Eliezer is the opposite. In fact, no one on the editor list has the editor label.