That is an interesting prediction. If true, then the fluff tag will not work as I expected. If true, what else follows?
Perhaps those with hobbyhorses to ride will tag them fluff and not end up bitter at getting heavily downvoted. Meanwhile, most LessWrong’uns hide fluff and are unaware of the various strange obsessions. Perhaps that is a small improvement to the site?
If I make a fine distinction between “soft exclusion of people with hobbyhorses” and “soft exclusion of hobbyhorses” am I reading your comment too closely?
The current system offers individuals a choice: talk about your hobbyhorse and get down voted, or just shut up already! That strikes me as the “soft exclusion of people with hobbyhorses”. Having the option to talk about it, under the protection of the fluff tag is more friendly. It is soft inclusion of people.
But if most people read the site with the fluff hidden, the hobbyhorses are mostly invisible. I call that “soft exclusion of hobbyhorses”. Is it a feature or a bug? I don’t know.
That is an interesting prediction. If true, then the fluff tag will not work as I expected. If true, what else follows?
Perhaps those with hobbyhorses to ride will tag them fluff and not end up bitter at getting heavily downvoted. Meanwhile, most LessWrong’uns hide fluff and are unaware of the various strange obsessions. Perhaps that is a small improvement to the site?
Well, is soft exclusion of people with hobbyhorses a feature, or a bug?
I’m leaning towards “feature” for identity maintenance reasons, but this seems like an issue on which reasonable people could reasonably disagree.
If I make a fine distinction between “soft exclusion of people with hobbyhorses” and “soft exclusion of hobbyhorses” am I reading your comment too closely?
The current system offers individuals a choice: talk about your hobbyhorse and get down voted, or just shut up already! That strikes me as the “soft exclusion of people with hobbyhorses”. Having the option to talk about it, under the protection of the fluff tag is more friendly. It is soft inclusion of people.
But if most people read the site with the fluff hidden, the hobbyhorses are mostly invisible. I call that “soft exclusion of hobbyhorses”. Is it a feature or a bug? I don’t know.