Eliezer_Yudkowsky comments on Proposal: Use the Wiki for Concepts - Less Wrong

36 Post author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 22 April 2009 05:21AM

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Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 06 May 2009 09:58:54PM 0 points [-]

Concurring with badger, no.

Comment author: MrHen 06 May 2009 10:54:30PM 1 point [-]

Works for me. Does this sound like a better alternate plan?

  • Read a post to gather all concepts
  • Make sure a wiki article exists for each concept
  • Add a link to the post within those articles
  • Possibly add a small sentence describing why the post is related

I feel that there should be some sort of limit to which articles get added. Not every article posted to LW belongs because some posts have more informational value. Right now I am planning on reading through your posts specifically, so this is somewhat moot, but it would be nice to have a rough guideline. The few I can think of immediately:

  • Posts promoted to the front page
  • Posts with "high" karma
  • Posts by certain, approved authors

I think the first makes the most sense.

Thanks for the input, by the way. I want the work to be helpful and not something that needs to be reworked because I went off and did what I thought was correct.

Comment author: badger 06 May 2009 11:22:34PM 1 point [-]

Yes, that is a good course of action.

I think we'll just have to play it by ear as to when LW posts should be referenced. Promotion is the easiest heuristic, although even a poor post can generate good discussion. Depending on the circumstances, it may be appropriate to cite a post for the discussion or to cite a specific comment.

Right now, I say err on the side of inclusion. At worst, it can be deleted easily later. Even if it isn't perfectly relevant to the article it is in, a reference might inspire someone to move it to a better home.