I disagree on the broader point. I think people, and especially EA, should be grateful for well-considered technical criticism, and we should be especially wary of adding too many roadblocks for criticism.
Minor point:
I really think you ought to consider renaming this post given you’ve not even emailed GiveWell yet?
Shouldn’t the natural organization to give a heads-up for feedback of this sort be the Against Malaria Foundation, and not GiveWell?
This mostly seemed to be a criticism of how GiveWell communicates about AMF rather than of AMF itself, given the author hasn’t even visited AMF’s website yet, but either would make sense.
I disagree on the broader point. I think people, and especially EA, should be grateful for well-considered technical criticism, and we should be especially wary of adding too many roadblocks for criticism.
Minor point:
Shouldn’t the natural organization to give a heads-up for feedback of this sort be the Against Malaria Foundation, and not GiveWell?
This mostly seemed to be a criticism of how GiveWell communicates about AMF rather than of AMF itself, given the author hasn’t even visited AMF’s website yet, but either would make sense.