The issue is that we have been called parasites, yet we haven’t done anything parasitic—in fact, short of asking for feedback, we haven’t done anything at all. We are asking for feedback because we don’t want to be parasitic. We understand there will some people who will never be comfortable with us using their stuff, some who wish to be compensated, some are happy to allow LessWrong [management] to decide what’s in their interest and some who are happy to freely allow us to use their material, perhaps subject to some restrictions.
What’s offensive is you using loaded terms to those who are actively trying to engage with you to maximize the utility for the community. If the end result is that there are no terms beneficial to both us and the community, so be it. The premise that we’d like to use your stuff with no benefit to you is incorrect. We would rather not pursue our business model than be parasites.
That was why we created this discussion in the first place.
The issue is that we have been called parasites, yet we haven’t done anything parasitic—in fact, short of asking for feedback, we haven’t done anything at all. We are asking for feedback because we don’t want to be parasitic. We understand there will some people who will never be comfortable with us using their stuff, some who wish to be compensated, some are happy to allow LessWrong [management] to decide what’s in their interest and some who are happy to freely allow us to use their material, perhaps subject to some restrictions.
What’s offensive is you using loaded terms to those who are actively trying to engage with you to maximize the utility for the community. If the end result is that there are no terms beneficial to both us and the community, so be it. The premise that we’d like to use your stuff with no benefit to you is incorrect. We would rather not pursue our business model than be parasites.
That was why we created this discussion in the first place.