This thread is for me and Tetronian and anyone else who’s interested to think about how to best present the LW archives.
I think it makes sense to have an about page separate from any “guide to the archives” page. They’re really fulfilling different purposes.
Here’s what I’d like to see: A core sequences page that also links to sequence SR cards and PDF downloads for the sequences, a page for nonlinear reading of the core sequences (referring to that page with the graphs, Luke’s Reading Yudkowsky series of posts, alternative indices, and anything else along those lines), a regular sequences page for sequences that aren’t core sequences (includes sequences written by people who aren’t EY), a page categorizing attempts to explain/summarize/discuss math and science that have appeared on less wrong (roughly, anything that has an equation/diagram or cites a paper) along with a link to “The Beauty of Settled Science”, a page categorizing good articles that weren’t in any other category, and a final page serving as a guide to the archives which links to all of the others, sample posts of each category, and “yes a blog” to provide impetus for study.
I agree with pretty much all of this, although I think some of these features could be added to existing pages. For example, links to PDFs or Luke’s Reading Yudkowsky series could be added to existing the wiki pages for each sequence.
Thus far I’ve made this, which is the first draft of a sample of posts from the sequences.
What I’m currently working on: Collecting a sample of the best posts on core LW topics from the archives and arranging them in a sensible way.
This thread is for me and Tetronian and anyone else who’s interested to think about how to best present the LW archives.
I think it makes sense to have an about page separate from any “guide to the archives” page. They’re really fulfilling different purposes.
Here’s what I’d like to see: A core sequences page that also links to sequence SR cards and PDF downloads for the sequences, a page for nonlinear reading of the core sequences (referring to that page with the graphs, Luke’s Reading Yudkowsky series of posts, alternative indices, and anything else along those lines), a regular sequences page for sequences that aren’t core sequences (includes sequences written by people who aren’t EY), a page categorizing attempts to explain/summarize/discuss math and science that have appeared on less wrong (roughly, anything that has an equation/diagram or cites a paper) along with a link to “The Beauty of Settled Science”, a page categorizing good articles that weren’t in any other category, and a final page serving as a guide to the archives which links to all of the others, sample posts of each category, and “yes a blog” to provide impetus for study.
I agree with pretty much all of this, although I think some of these features could be added to existing pages. For example, links to PDFs or Luke’s Reading Yudkowsky series could be added to existing the wiki pages for each sequence.
Thus far I’ve made this, which is the first draft of a sample of posts from the sequences.
What I’m currently working on: Collecting a sample of the best posts on core LW topics from the archives and arranging them in a sensible way.