One of the things that was surprisingly helpful was to go on a walk with a friend, who hadn’t thought much about moderation issues (but was familiar with the community and the Sequences and so on) and talk through some of the considerations; it both allowed me to organize thoughts and had the constraint of “I can’t import any dependencies that aren’t actually shared” and prevented me from accidentally doing so.
I share this experience. I regularly pretend to write emails to old friends, explaining some topic I’m thinking about, which causes me to be far clearer and helpful than if I try to explain it to a colleague or housemate.
I share this experience. I regularly pretend to write emails to old friends, explaining some topic I’m thinking about, which causes me to be far clearer and helpful than if I try to explain it to a colleague or housemate.