While trying not to be ungenerous, this new post of “EA not funding country” aspect seems to fit into the above schema, whose goal seems to be drawing attention to their rejection (or relitigating it outright).
I’m not surprised that you have this impression, which is one of the reasons why I was anxious about posting about my experience, but let me explain how I approached it:
After my first rejection, my posts were genuinely only trying to learn more so that I could write a better application in the future. After my second rejection, I lost hope of getting funded so I really have no intention of “relitigating” anything. I posted about my “clash” because I wasn’t sure how to deal with it and I needed some advice, and I am posting about this now because I think EAIF/CEA should be more transparent about how they prioritize different countries. But yes, I understand that if I prolong this discussion too much it can get repetitive, so I will only write one more post about it trying to summarize my whole experience and give some constructive feedback.
I also don’t think it is good to say “Founder of EA <Country/Region/City>”, unless this is a claim for unusual/special activity or accomplishments that is distinct from normal community building.
I just started the group, I am not claiming any special accomplishments. I just mentioned it because I believe it’s relevant information. Do you think I should phrase it in some other way?
I’m not surprised that you have this impression, which is one of the reasons why I was anxious about posting about my experience, but let me explain how I approached it:
After my first rejection, my posts were genuinely only trying to learn more so that I could write a better application in the future. After my second rejection, I lost hope of getting funded so I really have no intention of “relitigating” anything. I posted about my “clash” because I wasn’t sure how to deal with it and I needed some advice, and I am posting about this now because I think EAIF/CEA should be more transparent about how they prioritize different countries. But yes, I understand that if I prolong this discussion too much it can get repetitive, so I will only write one more post about it trying to summarize my whole experience and give some constructive feedback.
I just started the group, I am not claiming any special accomplishments. I just mentioned it because I believe it’s relevant information. Do you think I should phrase it in some other way?