I think that flagging new users is a good idea. Less Wrong often seems harsh to beginners. If I see someone with the green flag saying something wrong, I may be more likely to explain rather than downvote.
That said, I agree that the flag should not apply to old users with low karma.
The ‘new user’ flag being applied to old users with low karma is condescending as fuck.
I’m not a new user. I’m an old user who has spent most of my recent time on LW telling people things they don’t want to hear.
Well, most of the time I’ve actually spent posting weekly meetups, but other than that.
One could introduce 🌵 for such users.
Or just remove the flag. Seriously, who thought this was a good idea?
Then again, that could be said for… pretty much every decision the moderation and design team has made since LW 2.0 began.
I think that flagging new users is a good idea. Less Wrong often seems harsh to beginners. If I see someone with the green flag saying something wrong, I may be more likely to explain rather than downvote.
That said, I agree that the flag should not apply to old users with low karma.
Explaining is good, but doesn’t remove the need to downvote.