Thanks for the feedback! My comment is about both, and I agree with you that as long as there are very few such comments, it’s not a big deal. This is not meant to be a warning for the users. My main reason for commenting here is to make sure that we stay in that situation, as the goal of the forum is to have collaborative discussions about how to do the most good we can. I think discussions that are mostly about reacting or venting — while they can be useful — can also lead to devolution of rigor and truth-seeking norms. Also to clarify: “comments that are like +1 and then a couple words of justification” are often encouraged, among other things because it can be useful feedback for the poster.
Thanks for the feedback!
My comment is about both, and I agree with you that as long as there are very few such comments, it’s not a big deal. This is not meant to be a warning for the users.
My main reason for commenting here is to make sure that we stay in that situation, as the goal of the forum is to have collaborative discussions about how to do the most good we can. I think discussions that are mostly about reacting or venting — while they can be useful — can also lead to devolution of rigor and truth-seeking norms.
Also to clarify: “comments that are like +1 and then a couple words of justification” are often encouraged, among other things because it can be useful feedback for the poster.
Where the you think discussions with the sometimes conflicting goal “serve whatever needs of the EA community” should take place?