Most of these have the downside of not giving the accused the chance to respond and thereby giving the community the chance to evaluate both the criticism and the response (which as I wrote recently isn’t necessarily a dominant consideration, but it is an upside of the public writeup).
I agree what you said is a consideration, though I’m not sure that’s an upside. eg I wasted a lot more time/sleep on this topic than if I learned about it elsewhere and triaged accordingly, and I wouldn’t be surprised if other members of the public did as well.
Can you give some examples of other strategies you think seem better?
eg, some (much lighter) investigation, followed by:
denying them power/resources if you are personally in a position to do so
talking to the offenders if you think they are corrigible and not retributive
alternatively, talking to someone in a senior position/position of authority over the offenders who can deliver the message more sternly etc
(if nonprofit) talking to the nonprofit’s board if it’s not captured
(if grad student, and the problems are professional) talking to their advisor if you think the advisor’s sympathetic to your concerns
(if funded by EA folks) talking to their funders
(if clearcut case of criminal conduct in a jurisdiction that is likely to care) giving information you’ve gathered to the police
propagate the relevant rumors along your whisper network
circulating a draft version of the post you want to make public privately first, with or without your name
adding their names to a relevant blacklist
Most of these have the downside of not giving the accused the chance to respond and thereby giving the community the chance to evaluate both the criticism and the response (which as I wrote recently isn’t necessarily a dominant consideration, but it is an upside of the public writeup).
I agree what you said is a consideration, though I’m not sure that’s an upside. eg I wasted a lot more time/sleep on this topic than if I learned about it elsewhere and triaged accordingly, and I wouldn’t be surprised if other members of the public did as well.