Interesting, thanks for your takes. One of the pros that we’ve been most excited about is sharing positive feedback beyond karma back with authors (some combination of your pros). The “serious” culture is super valuable, but also has the effect of scaring people away from posting their ideas, so we’re thinking about what the right balance is.
Anyway, thanks for your takes! We’ll probably post some ideas in the next week for more feedback.
Yeah, to clarify why I think some seriousness is important: for a number of people and orgs, this forum is the place they publish their research. Some fraction of this research will be cited outside of the EA Forum, and my guess is that non-EAs may view this research as less credible if there are, for example, smiley face reaccs alongside the title.
Nonetheless, I now think I’m leaning toward post-level reactions. Your point about sharing positive feedback back with authors is salient, in my view, and I also expect that there are viable workarounds to my seriousness objection. For instance, having epistemic status reacts (but not face emoji reacts) at the post level might get the best of both—feedback and seriousness—worlds.
(Of course, I’m just one dude with ~zero UI experience, so feel free to weight my take accordingly.)
Interesting, thanks for your takes. One of the pros that we’ve been most excited about is sharing positive feedback beyond karma back with authors (some combination of your pros). The “serious” culture is super valuable, but also has the effect of scaring people away from posting their ideas, so we’re thinking about what the right balance is.
Anyway, thanks for your takes! We’ll probably post some ideas in the next week for more feedback.
You can give feature suggestions here any time.
Yeah, to clarify why I think some seriousness is important: for a number of people and orgs, this forum is the place they publish their research. Some fraction of this research will be cited outside of the EA Forum, and my guess is that non-EAs may view this research as less credible if there are, for example, smiley face reaccs alongside the title.
Nonetheless, I now think I’m leaning toward post-level reactions. Your point about sharing positive feedback back with authors is salient, in my view, and I also expect that there are viable workarounds to my seriousness objection. For instance, having epistemic status reacts (but not face emoji reacts) at the post level might get the best of both—feedback and seriousness—worlds.
(Of course, I’m just one dude with ~zero UI experience, so feel free to weight my take accordingly.)
Great, thanks!