Many forums have a concept of a “stickied thread”, which is one that stays at the top of the list of topics permanently. I don’t know how good a fit that is for a forum designed like this, where there are very few visible topics, and also few subdivisions, but it does work well. It would be a good fit for things like the introductions thread.
I think LessWrong suffered from a lack of stickies—almost all the useful topics you posted saw extremely rapid declines in visibility as they dropped off the front page, which makes them effectively useless. The ones people liked—open threads, media threads, introduction threads—had to be reposted regularly for this reason. There’s no reason why a stickied introduction thread can’t last for a very long time (i.e. until it becomes unreasonably large).
In addition to what I consider some of the most valuable threads on Less Wrong for an individual, they’re an excellent example for newcomers to that site exactly how rewarding, and immediately useful, applying rationality can be to the average individual. I agree with you that whatever online resources this website compiles over time, if their value is timeless, they should be posted to the front webpage for ease of access, and reference.
Many forums have a concept of a “stickied thread”, which is one that stays at the top of the list of topics permanently. I don’t know how good a fit that is for a forum designed like this, where there are very few visible topics, and also few subdivisions, but it does work well. It would be a good fit for things like the introductions thread.
I think LessWrong suffered from a lack of stickies—almost all the useful topics you posted saw extremely rapid declines in visibility as they dropped off the front page, which makes them effectively useless. The ones people liked—open threads, media threads, introduction threads—had to be reposted regularly for this reason. There’s no reason why a stickied introduction thread can’t last for a very long time (i.e. until it becomes unreasonably large).
In addition to what I consider some of the most valuable threads on Less Wrong for an individual, they’re an excellent example for newcomers to that site exactly how rewarding, and immediately useful, applying rationality can be to the average individual. I agree with you that whatever online resources this website compiles over time, if their value is timeless, they should be posted to the front webpage for ease of access, and reference.