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

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Comment author: passive_fist 30 December 2013 08:11:31PM -1 points [-]

Among other things, that would discourage highly-skilled newcomers from posting anything, and it would encourage people to pursue karma at the expense of quality or clarity (just look at Lumifer's posts).

Comment author: gjm 30 December 2013 08:41:13PM 2 points [-]

(just look at Lumifer's posts)

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Comment author: Dagon 01 January 2014 05:29:55PM 1 point [-]

How would this discourage posting? Seems like it would make it easier for high-quality posts to get promoted (because they're posted with the same bar as discussion has today, and can get selected for promotion directly from there).

I should probably have been less specific about who gets to promote things - "site founders" or "a few designated site ambassadors" is mostly what I was thinking, not "anyone who collects enough karma". I'm not sure how one pursues karma at the expense of quality or clarity - don't unclear or low-quality posts get downvoted enough?

Comment author: passive_fist 01 January 2014 07:27:30PM -1 points [-]

I should probably have been less specific about who gets to promote things - "site founders" or "a few designated site ambassadors" is mostly what I was thinking, not "anyone who collects enough karma".

If that's the case then I misunderstood you.

I'm not sure how one pursues karma at the expense of quality or clarity

By posting far too often, with the hope that posts will get upvoted more than they get downvoted.