I think self-tagging would be seriously overused even if the desired categories could be clearly defined. I also think putting the mods in the position of granting/denying special treatment could create controversy. The class of “proposals requiring feedback” in particular is potentially broad, and I dont think we want the mods having to select which proposals to frontpage. I’m potentially more open to this for surveys if they are infrequent.
My guess is that “describes actions an organization is taking” (as opposed to “actions someone thinks an organization should take”) is a relatively objective categorization, and I feel reasonably optimistic about our ability to accurately apply these tags.
That being said, there are a bunch of ways to slice this ontology, and I’m worried we might get a proliferation of exceptions to the rule which will end up making me think that we should stick with the simple “community: yes/no”.
I think self-tagging would be seriously overused even if the desired categories could be clearly defined. I also think putting the mods in the position of granting/denying special treatment could create controversy. The class of “proposals requiring feedback” in particular is potentially broad, and I dont think we want the mods having to select which proposals to frontpage. I’m potentially more open to this for surveys if they are infrequent.
My guess is that “describes actions an organization is taking” (as opposed to “actions someone thinks an organization should take”) is a relatively objective categorization, and I feel reasonably optimistic about our ability to accurately apply these tags.
That being said, there are a bunch of ways to slice this ontology, and I’m worried we might get a proliferation of exceptions to the rule which will end up making me think that we should stick with the simple “community: yes/no”.
Makes sense!