Hey, everyone! I have created a new discussion platform for Less Wrong:
My goal for this project is to revitalize our community, and create a platform for rational conversations about the current events and new ideas. I'm hoping that in this format, we will have more active discussion, and get to know each other better.
The site is built using Mastodon - a new, open source, decentralized social networking platform that is currently taking off.
Ah - got it.
To avoid splintering the community, my suggestion would be that if someone wants to make a <500 character post, they could just make in on lesswrong.com, perhaps on open thread. After all, we don't have a minimum post length.