I do agree that there are notable differences in what writing styles are often used and appreciated on the two sites.
For example, this identical question is a lot less popular on LessWrong than on the EA Forum, despite naively appearing to appeal to both audiences (and indeed if I were to guess at the purview of LW, to be closer to the mission of that site than that of the EA Forum).
Could this also be simply because of a difference in the extent to which people already know your username and expect to find posts from it interesting on the two sites? Or, relatedly, a difference in how many active users on each site you know personally?
Iām not sure how much those factors affect karma and comment numbers on either site, but it seems plausible that the have a substantial affect (especially given how an early karma/ācomment boost can set off a positive feedback loop).
Also, have you crossposted many things and noticed this pattern, or was it just a handful? I think thereās a lot of ārandomnessā in karma and comment numbers on both sites, so if itās just been a couple crossposts it seems hard to be confident that any patterns would hold in future.
Personally, when Iāve crossposted something to the EA Forum and to LessWrong, those posts have decently often gotten more karma on the Forum and decently often the opposite, and (from memory) I donāt think thereās been a strong tendency in one direction or the other.
Could this also be simply because of a difference in the extent to which people already know your username and expect to find posts from it interesting on the two sites? Or, relatedly, a difference in how many active users on each site you know personally?
Yeah I think this is plausible. Pretty unfortunate though.
Also, have you crossposted many things and noticed this pattern, or was it just a handful? Hmm, I have 31 comments on LW, and maybe half of them are crossposts?
I donāt ever recall having a higher karma on LW than the Forum, though I wouldnāt be surprised if it happened once or twice.
I do agree that there are notable differences in what writing styles are often used and appreciated on the two sites.
Could this also be simply because of a difference in the extent to which people already know your username and expect to find posts from it interesting on the two sites? Or, relatedly, a difference in how many active users on each site you know personally?
Iām not sure how much those factors affect karma and comment numbers on either site, but it seems plausible that the have a substantial affect (especially given how an early karma/ācomment boost can set off a positive feedback loop).
Also, have you crossposted many things and noticed this pattern, or was it just a handful? I think thereās a lot of ārandomnessā in karma and comment numbers on both sites, so if itās just been a couple crossposts it seems hard to be confident that any patterns would hold in future.
Personally, when Iāve crossposted something to the EA Forum and to LessWrong, those posts have decently often gotten more karma on the Forum and decently often the opposite, and (from memory) I donāt think thereās been a strong tendency in one direction or the other.
Yeah I think this is plausible. Pretty unfortunate though.
I donāt ever recall having a higher karma on LW than the Forum, though I wouldnāt be surprised if it happened once or twice.