Is amelia currently able to respond to your comment, or is she unable to respond to comments on her post because she posted this? If so, that seems like a rather large flaw in the system. I realize you’re working on a solution tailored to this, but perhaps a less clunky system could be used, such as a 7/week limit?
I think they can actually make one more comment (there’s a separate rate limit for comments and posts in the current system). The effort involved in making it 7/week is roughly the same as the effort to just allow unlimited commenting on your own posts and I’ll just try and fix that soon.
Update: I’ve mostly completed a PR that enables rate limited authors to comment on their own posts without (nonstandard) limits. It’s not quite ready to ship tonight.
Meanwhile, reviewing Amelia’s posts in more depth, I’m not actually sure I endorse the rate limit (the message they got was mostly a template-message, not making a strong claim about her content). Meanwhile looking over her comments they seemed mostly fine. I’m revoking the rate limit for now.
I generally want to express/reiterate sadness at the situation where “clearly, most commenters deserve a fair shake, and a reasonably thorough evaluation rather than relying on rough heuristics”. I’m still pretty unsettled on the best way to handle it but most of the options seem Differently Bad.
Raemon, thank you very much for lifting the restriction on my account! I’m sure it’s extremely challenging to maintain high LW standards, while at the same time trying to promote open dialog with differing perspectives. I don’t envy your job, but I really appreciate the work you do.
In the short term, I might not take full advantage of my restored liberty. I’ve started using my personal website (www.AmeliaJones.org) for both AI art projects and all my writing (not just LW writing). The writing will have links to Medium blog posts, so people can comment as much as they choose. It’s actually turning out to be easier for me to do things this way. However, depending on whether I get any visibility or feedback via this method, I might return to LW for niche writing projects in the longer term.
Thanks again for lifting the restriction, and for the important work you do.
Is amelia currently able to respond to your comment, or is she unable to respond to comments on her post because she posted this? If so, that seems like a rather large flaw in the system. I realize you’re working on a solution tailored to this, but perhaps a less clunky system could be used, such as a 7/week limit?
I think they can actually make one more comment (there’s a separate rate limit for comments and posts in the current system). The effort involved in making it 7/week is roughly the same as the effort to just allow unlimited commenting on your own posts and I’ll just try and fix that soon.
Update: I’ve mostly completed a PR that enables rate limited authors to comment on their own posts without (nonstandard) limits. It’s not quite ready to ship tonight.
Meanwhile, reviewing Amelia’s posts in more depth, I’m not actually sure I endorse the rate limit (the message they got was mostly a template-message, not making a strong claim about her content). Meanwhile looking over her comments they seemed mostly fine. I’m revoking the rate limit for now.
I generally want to express/reiterate sadness at the situation where “clearly, most commenters deserve a fair shake, and a reasonably thorough evaluation rather than relying on rough heuristics”. I’m still pretty unsettled on the best way to handle it but most of the options seem Differently Bad.
Raemon, thank you very much for lifting the restriction on my account! I’m sure it’s extremely challenging to maintain high LW standards, while at the same time trying to promote open dialog with differing perspectives. I don’t envy your job, but I really appreciate the work you do.
In the short term, I might not take full advantage of my restored liberty. I’ve started using my personal website (www.AmeliaJones.org) for both AI art projects and all my writing (not just LW writing). The writing will have links to Medium blog posts, so people can comment as much as they choose. It’s actually turning out to be easier for me to do things this way. However, depending on whether I get any visibility or feedback via this method, I might return to LW for niche writing projects in the longer term.
Thanks again for lifting the restriction, and for the important work you do.
Best wishes,
Amelia