one of the important differences between LW and Facebook is forum software
Software is merely a tool, the issue is control, in particular over your audience, and EY clearly prefers the degree of control he gets in a walled garden over the rough-and-tumble manners of the open ’net.
People who want to get things done in real life usually do.
Unmoderated debates are typically dominated by people who spend a lot of time online, which are usually not the most productive ones. (Yes, that would also include me.)
Software is merely a tool, the issue is control, in particular over your audience, and EY clearly prefers the degree of control he gets in a walled garden over the rough-and-tumble manners of the open ’net.
You can’t have control without the necessary tools. Eliezer’s preference for gardens over the usual screaming insanity was never a secret.
The first question is whether you want control. Not all people prefer manicured gardens.
People who want to get things done in real life usually do.
Unmoderated debates are typically dominated by people who spend a lot of time online, which are usually not the most productive ones. (Yes, that would also include me.)
Sometimes. It depends.
By volume, yes. But volume is not domination.
Besides, ALL online debates are dominated by people who don’t make good use of their time :-P