LessWrong is mostly ok. Specific problems/new things I’d like:
NEW REACTION EMOJIS
A reaction emoji to say “be quantitative here”. Example: someone says “too much”, I can’t infer from context how much is too much, I believe it’s the case I need to know that to carry their reasoning through, and I want them to stick their neck out and say a number. Possible icons: stock chart, magi-stream of numbers, ruler, atom, a number with digits and a question mark (like “1.23?”), dial.
A reaction emoji to say “give a calibration/reference level for this”. Example: interlocutor says “A is intelligent”, I can’t infer from context who A is intelligent compared to, and I want them to say “compared to B”, “relative to average in group ABCD”, or similar. Possible icons: double-plate scale with an object on one side and a question mark on the other (too complex maybe?), ruler, caliper, °C/°F, bell curve, gauge stick in water or snow.
TECHNICAL PROBLEMS
In the last month loading any LessWrong page hangs indefinitely for me. I have to hit reload about 5 times in close sequence to unjam it.
“HIDE USER NAMES” PROBLEMS
The “hide user names” option is not honored everywhere. The names unconditionally appear in the comments thread structure on the left, and in dialogue-related features (can’t remember the exact places).
The “hide user names” feature would be more usable if names were consistently replaced with auto-generated human-friendly nicknames (e.g., aba-cpu-veo, DarkMacacha, whatev simple scheme of random words/syllables), re-generated and assigned on page load. With the current “(hidden)” placeholder it’s quite difficult to follow discussions. After this modification, the anonymized user names should have different formatting or decoration to avoid being confused with true usernames.
When the actual user name appears by hovering over the fake one, it annoyingly flickers between the two states if the actual name is shorter than the placeholder. I guess the simplest solution is bounding the width to remain at least that of the placeholder.
I often involuntarily reveal a name by running across it with the pointer, or can’t resist the temptation. It should be somewhat expensive to uncover a single name. Maybe a timer like the one for strong votes.
LessWrong is mostly ok. Specific problems/new things I’d like:
NEW REACTION EMOJIS
A reaction emoji to say “be quantitative here”. Example: someone says “too much”, I can’t infer from context how much is too much, I believe it’s the case I need to know that to carry their reasoning through, and I want them to stick their neck out and say a number. Possible icons: stock chart, magi-stream of numbers, ruler, atom, a number with digits and a question mark (like “1.23?”), dial.
A reaction emoji to say “give a calibration/reference level for this”. Example: interlocutor says “A is intelligent”, I can’t infer from context who A is intelligent compared to, and I want them to say “compared to B”, “relative to average in group ABCD”, or similar. Possible icons: double-plate scale with an object on one side and a question mark on the other (too complex maybe?), ruler, caliper, °C/°F, bell curve, gauge stick in water or snow.
TECHNICAL PROBLEMS
In the last month loading any LessWrong page hangs indefinitely for me. I have to hit reload about 5 times in close sequence to unjam it.
“HIDE USER NAMES” PROBLEMS
The “hide user names” option is not honored everywhere. The names unconditionally appear in the comments thread structure on the left, and in dialogue-related features (can’t remember the exact places).
The “hide user names” feature would be more usable if names were consistently replaced with auto-generated human-friendly nicknames (e.g., aba-cpu-veo, DarkMacacha, whatev simple scheme of random words/syllables), re-generated and assigned on page load. With the current “(hidden)” placeholder it’s quite difficult to follow discussions. After this modification, the anonymized user names should have different formatting or decoration to avoid being confused with true usernames.
When the actual user name appears by hovering over the fake one, it annoyingly flickers between the two states if the actual name is shorter than the placeholder. I guess the simplest solution is bounding the width to remain at least that of the placeholder.
I often involuntarily reveal a name by running across it with the pointer, or can’t resist the temptation. It should be somewhat expensive to uncover a single name. Maybe a timer like the one for strong votes.