And for what it’s worth, I think that none of our major projects in the near future (like developing subforums) are aimed at increasing engagement, and neither have been our recent projects (like promoting impactful jobs).
I wasn’t counting that as a major project, but Draft Amnesty Day also wasn’t aimed at optimizing engagement (and I’d be surprised[1] if it helped or hurt engagement in a significant way). That was motivated by a desire to get people to publish drafts (which could have cool ideas) that they’ve been sitting on for a while. :)
What about Draft Amnesty?
I wasn’t counting that as a major project, but Draft Amnesty Day also wasn’t aimed at optimizing engagement (and I’d be surprised[1] if it helped or hurt engagement in a significant way). That was motivated by a desire to get people to publish drafts (which could have cool ideas) that they’ve been sitting on for a while. :)
Edit: can confirm that at a glance, engagement on Friday/this weekend looks normal