Hi, I know you mean well but can you maybe talk to existing people about efforts before doing something like a huge declaration. False rallying flags are just going to confuse everyone.
It would probably be difficult to be clear on who to ask but as far as I can tell you didn’t even try before posting.
I do want to heap heavy praise on the OP for Just Going Out And Trying Something, but yes, consult with other projects to avoid duplication of effort. :)
Hi, I know you mean well but can you maybe talk to existing people about efforts before doing something like a huge declaration. False rallying flags are just going to confuse everyone.
It would probably be difficult to be clear on who to ask but as far as I can tell you didn’t even try before posting.
I do want to heap heavy praise on the OP for Just Going Out And Trying Something, but yes, consult with other projects to avoid duplication of effort. :)
(I believe the person to talk to would be Vaniver.)
The obvious way to ask would be open a discussion on LW and ask for feedback.
Having a new website in the control of a person who’s no estasblished member of the community (karma<100) also seems problematic.
Agreed, it seems pretty unhelpful to start this kind of project without consulting the founders and administrators of LessWrong because of:
risk of desensitizing people to announcements about the LW community
risk of further splintering the LW community
missing out on good ideas from LW’s founders and administrators
maintaining a good working relationship with LW administrators
getting consent to use the LW brand at all
etc etc etc