So I think there’s a core of good advice somewhere here. Don’t nitpick is different from don’t bully, of course.
And, of course, whether pointing out a flaw in a post is bullying, or nitpicking, or assisting in finding the best expression of a valuable idea, is in the eye of the beholder.
Yes, that’s my view. My model of what went wrong with LW 1.0 culturally was something like:
1. Nitpicky standards get into the culture
2. Many of the strongest contributors dislike interacting with the nitpicky standards and move elsewhere
3. Many of the remaining contributors don’t have as good content to contribute
4. LW is perceived as mediocre and no longer “the place to go”, reinforcing migration away from the site
So I think there’s a core of good advice somewhere here. Don’t nitpick is different from don’t bully, of course.
And, of course, whether pointing out a flaw in a post is bullying, or nitpicking, or assisting in finding the best expression of a valuable idea, is in the eye of the beholder.