Harangue old-hand EA types to (i) talk about and engage with EA (at least a bit) if they are doing podcasts, etc; (ii) post on Forum (esp if posting to LW anyway), twitter, etc, engaging in EA ideas; (iii) more generally own their EA affiliation.
I think the carrot is better than the stick. Rather than (or in addition to) haranguing people who don’t engage, what if we reward people who do engage? (Although I’m not sure what “reward” means exactly)
You could say I’m an old-hand EA type (I’ve been involved since 2012) and I still actively engage in the EA Forum. I wouldn’t mind a carrot.
Will, I think you deserve a carrot, too. You’ve written 11 EAF posts in the past year! Most of them were long, too! I’ve probably cited your “moral error” post about a dozen times since you wrote it. I don’t know how exactly I can reward you for your contributions but at a minimum I can give you a well-deserved compliment.
I see many other long-time EAs in this comment thread, most of whom I see regularly commenting/posting on EAF. They’re doing a good job, too!
(I feel like this post sounds goofy but I’m trying to make it come across as genuine, I’ve been up since 4am so I’m not doing my best work right now)
Haha, thank you for the carrot—please have one yourself!
”Harangue” was meant to be a light-hearted term. I agree, in general, on carrots rather than sticks. One style of carrot is commenting things like “Great post!”—even if not adding any content, I think it probably would increase the quantity of posts on the Forum, and somewhat act as a reward signal (more than just karma).
I think the carrot is better than the stick. Rather than (or in addition to) haranguing people who don’t engage, what if we reward people who do engage? (Although I’m not sure what “reward” means exactly)
You could say I’m an old-hand EA type (I’ve been involved since 2012) and I still actively engage in the EA Forum. I wouldn’t mind a carrot.
Will, I think you deserve a carrot, too. You’ve written 11 EAF posts in the past year! Most of them were long, too! I’ve probably cited your “moral error” post about a dozen times since you wrote it. I don’t know how exactly I can reward you for your contributions but at a minimum I can give you a well-deserved compliment.
I see many other long-time EAs in this comment thread, most of whom I see regularly commenting/posting on EAF. They’re doing a good job, too!
(I feel like this post sounds goofy but I’m trying to make it come across as genuine, I’ve been up since 4am so I’m not doing my best work right now)
Haha, thank you for the carrot—please have one yourself!
”Harangue” was meant to be a light-hearted term. I agree, in general, on carrots rather than sticks. One style of carrot is commenting things like “Great post!”—even if not adding any content, I think it probably would increase the quantity of posts on the Forum, and somewhat act as a reward signal (more than just karma).