Great questions! I’ll answer with what I think, and people can argue with me if they want about what the conventions should be.
For wiki pages which are now tags, should we remove linked LessWrong posts, since they are likely listed below?
If they seem like not especially top posts for the tag, then yes.
If the list seems like it is really top posts for the tag, then seems good to keep them. By top I mean “introduces the term” or “is really good explanation for it”.
What should the convention be for linking to people’s names? For example, I have seen the following:
LessWrong profile
Personal website/blog
Wiki/tag page on person
Wikipedia article on person
No link
No name
For a LessWrong user with a modern LessWrong account, I think we should link to their current profile page, especially if it’s currently linking to a wiki page that’s not very good.
If there’s current a link to a wiki page for the person and it has a bunch of details, I think that should be kept, but we should update the wiki profile page to have a link to their LessWrong profile.
If there’s a link to a Wikipedia page (e.g. Kurzweil) or a personal blog, I think that’s good to leave as is.
If there’s no link, that’s fine to leave as is for the purpose of this import edit, but supererogatory to add a link to elsewhere.
No name seems fine if there’s a link to a post. You can see the name via hover-over.
Finally, should the “see also” section be a comma-separated list after the first paragraph, or a bulleted list at the end of the page?
I personally think that the comma-separated list near the top is very valuable for helping quickly discover adjacent topics they might be interested in.
My thought is: there should be a comma-separated list near the top for especially related tags, wikis, and maybe sequences.
If there’s additional stuff, e.g., links to external links to other resources, posts, whatever, those should be in a separate list further down on the page.
I’m actually unsure of what the title of those sections should be when there are two. Seems weird to have them both be “see also”, so sometimes I’ve used “related tags” and I saw someone else write “related tags and wikis” which also seems fine. I’m interested in suggestions.
For wiki pages which are now tags, should we remove linked LessWrong posts, since they are likely listed below?
What should the convention be for linking to people’s names? For example, I have seen the following:
LessWrong profile
Personal website/blog
Wiki/tag page on person
Wikipedia article on person
No link
No name
Finally, should the “see also” section be a comma-separated list after the first paragraph, or a bulleted list at the end of the page?
Great questions! I’ll answer with what I think, and people can argue with me if they want about what the conventions should be.
If they seem like not especially top posts for the tag, then yes.
If the list seems like it is really top posts for the tag, then seems good to keep them. By top I mean “introduces the term” or “is really good explanation for it”.
For a LessWrong user with a modern LessWrong account, I think we should link to their current profile page, especially if it’s currently linking to a wiki page that’s not very good.
If there’s current a link to a wiki page for the person and it has a bunch of details, I think that should be kept, but we should update the wiki profile page to have a link to their LessWrong profile.
If there’s a link to a Wikipedia page (e.g. Kurzweil) or a personal blog, I think that’s good to leave as is.
If there’s no link, that’s fine to leave as is for the purpose of this import edit, but supererogatory to add a link to elsewhere.
No name seems fine if there’s a link to a post. You can see the name via hover-over.
I personally think that the comma-separated list near the top is very valuable for helping quickly discover adjacent topics they might be interested in.
My thought is: there should be a comma-separated list near the top for especially related tags, wikis, and maybe sequences.
If there’s additional stuff, e.g., links to external links to other resources, posts, whatever, those should be in a separate list further down on the page.
I’m actually unsure of what the title of those sections should be when there are two. Seems weird to have them both be “see also”, so sometimes I’ve used “related tags” and I saw someone else write “related tags and wikis” which also seems fine. I’m interested in suggestions.