Less Wrong Parents
Less Wrong Parents
https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups=#!forum/less-wrong-parents
Recently the NYC LW/OB community had two babies and is expecting a third.
I created a google group as a way of sharing information, primarily thinking of the NYC community.
I posted my pre-baby purchase list and William Eden posted an extensive list of books on early parenting.
William suggested opening up the group so as to get insight from the larger LW community on parenting.
I think this is *probably* a good idea. Google groups are simple to set up but have limits.
For this reason I request that if you are going to have an extensive debate on a subject you create a new thread (aka: get a room)
The primary objective is to lower the cost of obtaining information on parenting.
I believe this overall goal to be more important then any particular "truth".
My hope is that this will primarily serve as a place for people to ask parenting question and post guides.
Perhaps if enough guides are posted they can eventually be consolidated into a wiki.
Opaque fragile systems/institutions dominate.
Opaque fragile systems/institutions dominate.
“Out of the crooked timber of humanity no straight thing was ever made.”
Coercion is far
I was in the subway about a month ago when saw an advert for a new show The Bourgeoisie. While waiting for my train I thought about the families patriarch and the control he probably exerted over family members. I imagined the cliché of the daughter forced into a marriage for political advantage. I thought about the sacrifice for the greater good of the family that she would be coerced into making and thought how it is easier to force others to sacrifice then to sacrifice yourself. I thought that coercion may be one of the mechanisms that have enabled humans to engage and execute long term plans. If the immediate short-term costs are what most often repress long-term action then those not saddled with the short-term costs of their long-term actions will be prone to engage in more long-term action. Coercion is far.
Moderation Wiki Article
I have transformed
http://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Site_features
into
http://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Moderation
I think "site features" is to general of a topic for the content contained in the article.
In the new wiki article I focus on the topic of all the ways content can be moderated and give the information I have gathered about the process. I took the liberty to simply state that Eliezer_Yudkowsky is the one who promotes articles to the PROMOTED section. Besides that most is taken from other areas of the site.
I'm sure there are factual and formating errors please correct/contribute as needed.
Karma needed to post?
http://wiki.lesswrong.com/wiki/Karma#What_is_karma.3F
My understanding is that it was risen from 20. Is this correct? What is the current number?
Add "Meetups" to top navigation bar?
I think the impulse to promote all meetups was a good idea but now adding to much noise to the "PROMOTED" feed. Of the 10 "PROMOTED" feeds 8 are adverts for meetups.
I propose adding Meetups to the navigation bar and only adding them to "PROMOTED" when they are especially significant; for example have a special speaker and might draw attention from people who are out of town.
New Diplomacy Game in need of two more.
We have five people from the NYC division of LW. We need two more players
http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=42765
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