It’s somewhat plausible that 20 comments a day may be too much (in someone’s perception), or that it’s better to develop certain kinds of posts more carefully, maybe even to avoid certain topics (that would shift the focus of conversations on LW in an undesirable direction), but it’s not a case for not posting at all.
(That is, the questions of whether Konkvistador’s posts are slightly harmful for the community (in what specific way) and whether the best intervention in response to that hypothetical is to discontinue posting entirely don’t seem to me clearly resolved, and low rate of posting seems like a better alternative for the time being, absent other considerations.)
whether Konkvistador’s posts are slightly harmful for the community
It is ridiculous to argue that an eloquent and prolific poster who actually seems to have read the motherfucking sequences and doesn’t get tired of trying help new people access them (a rare trait these days) is causing harm.
Even if that was so for every single thing he wrote, and note that when Lukeprog cites against his argument that productivity and openness to outside ideas on LW is lower than it should be, the bundle includes many of Konkvistador’s posts as examples of openness and productivity! Imagine that!
At the very least his excellenttaste in outside links that he regularly shares with the community make him definitely a signal not a noise man.
But please lets pile on him. I bet soon someone will bring up how he “violated the mindkilling” taboo or even acusse him of getting “minkilled”.
Your rhetoric is for dismissing the question as ridiculous. I suggest actually considering the question, and expect that the answer accepted by Konkvistador is wrong on both levels (their contributions don’t seem harmful on net, there are multiple meanings of “harmful” that should be addressed separately with different interventions, and stopping participation entirely doesn’t seem to be the best response to the hypothetical of their contributions being harmful in some of these senses).
(For example, it’s likely that for most posters, there is some aspect of their participation that is harmful, and the appropriate response is to figure out what that aspect is and fix it. So it’s useful to consider these questions.)
My rhetoric is what it is, I’m pissed. Feel free to make an argument for why Konkvistador’s output is on net “harmful”, I will try to consider it properly.
Though naturally we are left at a disadvantage here, since we will likely only ever hear one side of the story. The man himself has probably already scrambled his password or something and won’t be putting up a defence.
My rhetoric is what it is, I’m pissed. Feel free to make an argument for why Konkvistador’s output is on net “harmful”, I will try to consider it properly.
This is not my argument, please re-read the discussion when you calm down.
It’s somewhat plausible that 20 comments a day may be too much (in someone’s perception), or that it’s better to develop certain kinds of posts more carefully, maybe even to avoid certain topics (that would shift the focus of conversations on LW in an undesirable direction), but it’s not a case for not posting at all.
(That is, the questions of whether Konkvistador’s posts are slightly harmful for the community (in what specific way) and whether the best intervention in response to that hypothetical is to discontinue posting entirely don’t seem to me clearly resolved, and low rate of posting seems like a better alternative for the time being, absent other considerations.)
It is ridiculous to argue that an eloquent and prolific poster who actually seems to have read the motherfucking sequences and doesn’t get tired of trying help new people access them (a rare trait these days) is causing harm.
Even if that was so for every single thing he wrote, and note that when Lukeprog cites against his argument that productivity and openness to outside ideas on LW is lower than it should be, the bundle includes many of Konkvistador’s posts as examples of openness and productivity! Imagine that!
At the very least his excellent taste in outside links that he regularly shares with the community make him definitely a signal not a noise man.
But please lets pile on him. I bet soon someone will bring up how he “violated the mindkilling” taboo or even acusse him of getting “minkilled”.
Your rhetoric is for dismissing the question as ridiculous. I suggest actually considering the question, and expect that the answer accepted by Konkvistador is wrong on both levels (their contributions don’t seem harmful on net, there are multiple meanings of “harmful” that should be addressed separately with different interventions, and stopping participation entirely doesn’t seem to be the best response to the hypothetical of their contributions being harmful in some of these senses).
(For example, it’s likely that for most posters, there is some aspect of their participation that is harmful, and the appropriate response is to figure out what that aspect is and fix it. So it’s useful to consider these questions.)
My rhetoric is what it is, I’m pissed. Feel free to make an argument for why Konkvistador’s output is on net “harmful”, I will try to consider it properly.
Though naturally we are left at a disadvantage here, since we will likely only ever hear one side of the story. The man himself has probably already scrambled his password or something and won’t be putting up a defence.
This is not my argument, please re-read the discussion when you calm down.
I generally love his 20 comments a day.