The more substantial point that I’m trying to make is that the political balance of the EA Forum shouldn’t be a big factor in someone’s decision to publicize important information about a major charity evaluator, or probably even in how they put the criticism. Many people read posts linked from the EA Forum who never read the comments or don’t visit the Forum often for other posts, i.e. they are not aware of the overall balance of political sympathies on the Forum. The tenor of the Forum as a whole is something that should be managed (though I wouldn’t advocate doing that through self-censorship) to make EA welcoming or for the health of the community, but it’s not that important compared to the quality of information accessible through the Forum, imo.
I’m a little offended at the suggestion that expressing ideas or important critiques of charities should in any way come second to diplomatic concerns about the entire Forum.
The more substantial point that I’m trying to make is that the political balance of the EA Forum shouldn’t be a big factor in someone’s decision to publicize important information about a major charity evaluator, or probably even in how they put the criticism. Many people read posts linked from the EA Forum who never read the comments or don’t visit the Forum often for other posts, i.e. they are not aware of the overall balance of political sympathies on the Forum. The tenor of the Forum as a whole is something that should be managed (though I wouldn’t advocate doing that through self-censorship) to make EA welcoming or for the health of the community, but it’s not that important compared to the quality of information accessible through the Forum, imo.
I’m a little offended at the suggestion that expressing ideas or important critiques of charities should in any way come second to diplomatic concerns about the entire Forum.