I’ve noticed that there’s a pretty big difference in the discussion that follows from me showing someone a draft of a post and asking for comments and the discussion in the comments section after I publish a post. The former is richer and more enjoyable whereas the latter doesn’t usually result in much back and forth. And I get the sense that this is true for other authors as well.
I guess one important thing might be that with drafts, you’re talking to people who you know. But I actually don’t suspect that this plays much of a role, at least on LessWrong. As an anecdote, I’ve had some incredible conversations with the guy who reviews drafts of posts on LessWrong for free and I had never talked to him previously.
I wonder what it is about drafts. I wonder if it can or should be incorporated into regular posts.
By default I expect the author to have a pretty strong stance on the main idea of a post, also the content are usually already refined and complete, so the barrier of entry to having a comment that is valuable is higher.
I’ve noticed that there’s a pretty big difference in the discussion that follows from me showing someone a draft of a post and asking for comments and the discussion in the comments section after I publish a post. The former is richer and more enjoyable whereas the latter doesn’t usually result in much back and forth. And I get the sense that this is true for other authors as well.
I guess one important thing might be that with drafts, you’re talking to people who you know. But I actually don’t suspect that this plays much of a role, at least on LessWrong. As an anecdote, I’ve had some incredible conversations with the guy who reviews drafts of posts on LessWrong for free and I had never talked to him previously.
I wonder what it is about drafts. I wonder if it can or should be incorporated into regular posts.
Butterfly ideas?
By default I expect the author to have a pretty strong stance on the main idea of a post, also the content are usually already refined and complete, so the barrier of entry to having a comment that is valuable is higher.