If you come across a cool concept Less Wrong is unfamiliar with, share it. I agree with this prescription.
I often do this all the time and see others do so as well. Unfortunately it dosen’t seem to propagate the same way main articles written by Yvain or EY seem to even when the writing is of comparable quality. There seems little sense to accompany quality texts written by outside authors with more than some additional commentary or emphasis. Why duplicate labour and rewrite something that is already ok?
The “low hanging fruit” posts that recently popped up in discussion seemed like a promising trend to me. I want a lot more of people noticing how to do something slightly more optimally and posting it to discussion.
Unfortunately it dosen’t seem to propagate the same way main articles written by Yvain or EY seem to even when the writing is of comparable quality.
Maybe this is because more people see articles that are in Main?
Policy prescription: Allow posting of links in Main. I agree; whether something goes in Main should be based on how useful and important it is, not superficial considerations like whether you need to click a link to read it.
I often do this all the time and see others do so as well. Unfortunately it dosen’t seem to propagate the same way main articles written by Yvain or EY seem to even when the writing is of comparable quality. There seems little sense to accompany quality texts written by outside authors with more than some additional commentary or emphasis. Why duplicate labour and rewrite something that is already ok?
The “low hanging fruit” posts that recently popped up in discussion seemed like a promising trend to me. I want a lot more of people noticing how to do something slightly more optimally and posting it to discussion.
Maybe this is because more people see articles that are in Main?
Policy prescription: Allow posting of links in Main. I agree; whether something goes in Main should be based on how useful and important it is, not superficial considerations like whether you need to click a link to read it.
I agree. Maybe a policy where link articles over say 20 karma go there, or perhaps a once a month “best links” summary?