Thanks for the suggestion Chris! I’d be really excited for the Forum (or for EA.org) to have a nice page like that, and I think others at CEA agree. We did a quick experiment in the past by adding the “Take action” sidebar link that goes to the Opportunities to take action topic page, and the link got very few clicks. We try not to add clutter to the site without good reason so we removed that link for logged in users (it’s still visible for logged out users since they’re more likely to get value from it). Since then we’ve generally deprioritized it. I would like us to pick it back up at some point, though first we’d need to decide where it should live (EA.org or here) and what it should look like, design-wise.
For now, I recommend people make updates to the Opportunities to take action wiki text to help keep it up-to-date! I’ve done so myself a couple times but I think it would be better as a team effort. :)
Have the forum team considered running an online event to collaborate on improving wikis? I think wikis are a deeply underrated forum feature and a fantastic way for people who aren’t new but aren’t working in EA to directly contribute to the EA project.
I’m glad that you like the wiki! ^^ I agree that it’s a nice way for people in the community to contribute.
I believe no one on the team has focused on the wiki in a while, and I think before we invest time into it we should have a more specific vision for it. But I do like the idea of collaborative wiki editing events, so thanks for the nudge! I’ll have a chat with @Toby Tremlett🔹 to see what he thinks. For reference, we do have a Wiki FAQ page, which is a good starting point for people who want to contribute.
About your specific suggestion, thank you for surfacing it and including detailed context — that’s quite helpful. I agree that ideally people could contribute to the wiki with lower karma. I’ll check if we can lower the minimum at least. Any more substantive changes (like making a “draft” change and getting it approved by someone else) would take more technical work, so I’m not sure when we would prioritize it.
(It looks like your link to a specific quick take did work, but if you think there’s a bug then let me know!)
Yeah I agree, it does feel like a thing that should exist, like there’s some obvious value to it even though I got some evidence that there was low demand for it on the Forum. I think it would be faster to add to EA.org instead so perhaps we should just add a static page there.
I like that we have a list in the wiki, so that people in the EA community can help us keep the info up-to-date by editing it, but practically speaking people don’t spend much time doing that.
Thanks for the suggestion Chris! I’d be really excited for the Forum (or for EA.org) to have a nice page like that, and I think others at CEA agree. We did a quick experiment in the past by adding the “Take action” sidebar link that goes to the Opportunities to take action topic page, and the link got very few clicks. We try not to add clutter to the site without good reason so we removed that link for logged in users (it’s still visible for logged out users since they’re more likely to get value from it). Since then we’ve generally deprioritized it. I would like us to pick it back up at some point, though first we’d need to decide where it should live (EA.org or here) and what it should look like, design-wise.
For now, I recommend people make updates to the Opportunities to take action wiki text to help keep it up-to-date! I’ve done so myself a couple times but I think it would be better as a team effort. :)
Have the forum team considered running an online event to collaborate on improving wikis? I think wikis are a deeply underrated forum feature and a fantastic way for people who aren’t new but aren’t working in EA to directly contribute to the EA project.
I wrote a quick take a while ago about how it’s probably too hard for people to edit wikis atm—I actually can’t link to it but here are my quick takes: Gemma Paterson’s Quick takes — EA Forum (effectivealtruism.org)
I’m glad that you like the wiki! ^^ I agree that it’s a nice way for people in the community to contribute.
I believe no one on the team has focused on the wiki in a while, and I think before we invest time into it we should have a more specific vision for it. But I do like the idea of collaborative wiki editing events, so thanks for the nudge! I’ll have a chat with @Toby Tremlett🔹 to see what he thinks. For reference, we do have a Wiki FAQ page, which is a good starting point for people who want to contribute.
About your specific suggestion, thank you for surfacing it and including detailed context — that’s quite helpful. I agree that ideally people could contribute to the wiki with lower karma. I’ll check if we can lower the minimum at least. Any more substantive changes (like making a “draft” change and getting it approved by someone else) would take more technical work, so I’m not sure when we would prioritize it.
(It looks like your link to a specific quick take did work, but if you think there’s a bug then let me know!)
Ah glad the link worked. Not sure why it looked like it didn’t.
Let me know if you do end up interested in doing an editing event—happy to host an in person coworking session for it in London.
Interesting. I still think it could be valuable even with relatively few clicks. You might only even need someone to click on it once.
Yeah I agree, it does feel like a thing that should exist, like there’s some obvious value to it even though I got some evidence that there was low demand for it on the Forum. I think it would be faster to add to EA.org instead so perhaps we should just add a static page there.
I like that we have a list in the wiki, so that people in the EA community can help us keep the info up-to-date by editing it, but practically speaking people don’t spend much time doing that.