Re (1): We currently quickly check tags on posts, and a few people are working on tagging almost all new posts with at least a couple key tags (although there’s sometimes a delay — or mistakes/missed tags, which is natural, I think, given that tagging shouldn’t be taking up lots of resources). Keeping an eye on the Community section/tab to check that posts there should indeed be “Community” seems like a good idea. I agree that this change would put pressure on the tagging system (it’ll be more important to get tagging right).
Re (2): My hope is that people will check the “Community” section if they want to keep up with “meta” projects, and I tend to share a lot of announcements in the Forum Digest, so that might also be an option for keeping up. Also, just a quick note: announcements from non-”Community”-oriented projects (e.g. a new Charity Entrepreneurship-incubated charity) will still end up on the Frontpage.
Thanks for outlining these concerns.
Re (1): We currently quickly check tags on posts, and a few people are working on tagging almost all new posts with at least a couple key tags (although there’s sometimes a delay — or mistakes/missed tags, which is natural, I think, given that tagging shouldn’t be taking up lots of resources). Keeping an eye on the Community section/tab to check that posts there should indeed be “Community” seems like a good idea. I agree that this change would put pressure on the tagging system (it’ll be more important to get tagging right).
Re (2): My hope is that people will check the “Community” section if they want to keep up with “meta” projects, and I tend to share a lot of announcements in the Forum Digest, so that might also be an option for keeping up. Also, just a quick note: announcements from non-”Community”-oriented projects (e.g. a new Charity Entrepreneurship-incubated charity) will still end up on the Frontpage.