katydee comments on What is the Main/Discussion distinction, and what should it be? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: katydee 30 December 2013 07:31:59PM 8 points [-]

One problem I have with this proposal is that Discussion isn't for low-quality content (this seems to be a common misconception), it's for a different type of content. Making Discussion into the land of less popular posts seems like it eliminates potential utility.

Comment author: AndekN 05 January 2014 10:52:33PM 0 points [-]

When you go to the Discussion page, there is a permanent disclaimer on top: "This part of the site is for the discussion of topics not yet ready or not suitable for normal top-level posts" (emphasis mine). That would indicate that at least originally Discussion was meant for lower-quality content.