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ChristianKl comments on Downvote stalkers: Driving members away from the LessWrong community? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: ChristianKl 02 July 2014 09:13:19AM 10 points [-]

Eliezer is a busy person trying to do lots of things. Because Eliezer has historically been LW's head honcho, no one feels comfortable taking decisive action without his approval.

If you are a busy person wanting to get a lot of things done, delegate tasks and give someone else the authority do solve the task. To the extend that he doesn't want to solve tasks like this himself, he should delegate the authority clearly to someone else.