Writing hastily in the interests of time, sorry if not maximally clear.
Explaining a concept your community takes for granted to outsiders can help you refresh it, understand it better, and spot potential problems.
It’s very much a matter of how many newcomers there are relative to existing members. If the number of existing members is large compared to newcomers, it’s not so bad to take the time to explain things.
If the number of newcomers threatens to overwhelm the existing community, it’s just not practical to let everyone in. Among other factors, certain conversation is possible because you can assume that most people have certain background and even if they disagree, at least know the things you know.
The need for getting stricter is because of the current (and forecasted) increase in new user. This means we can’t afford to become 50% posts that ignore everything our community has already figured out.
LessWrong is an internet forum, but it’s in the direction of a university/academic publication, and such publications only work because editors don’t accept everything.
Writing hastily in the interests of time, sorry if not maximally clear.
It’s very much a matter of how many newcomers there are relative to existing members. If the number of existing members is large compared to newcomers, it’s not so bad to take the time to explain things.
If the number of newcomers threatens to overwhelm the existing community, it’s just not practical to let everyone in. Among other factors, certain conversation is possible because you can assume that most people have certain background and even if they disagree, at least know the things you know.
The need for getting stricter is because of the current (and forecasted) increase in new user. This means we can’t afford to become 50% posts that ignore everything our community has already figured out.
LessWrong is an internet forum, but it’s in the direction of a university/academic publication, and such publications only work because editors don’t accept everything.