It seems all the other comments are voicing concern about bringing on an Eternal September phenomenon to LessWrong. That would be horrible.
But there must be so many potentially valuable people out there, especially if LW is serious about having a diverse membership as I’ve seen claimed before. If it’s only low-profile ads in Wired that lead here, will LW get the diversity it desires? Perhaps there’s some way to tune the karma system such that only the right eyeballs stick around, and the wrong ones leave quickly?
It seems all the other comments are voicing concern about bringing on an Eternal September phenomenon to LessWrong. That would be horrible.
But there must be so many potentially valuable people out there, especially if LW is serious about having a diverse membership as I’ve seen claimed before. If it’s only low-profile ads in Wired that lead here, will LW get the diversity it desires? Perhaps there’s some way to tune the karma system such that only the right eyeballs stick around, and the wrong ones leave quickly?