Thanks, Arepo. I think that this is a really important conversation. Although I’ve been interested in EA for quite some time, I only recently joined the EA Forum. There are some things that I would like to post, but I can’t because I have no karma.
I’m not sure what a good alternative to the karma system is. I’ve often thought that a magazine or an academic journal on EA would be worthwhile, but I assume that it would do little to reduce group think since the peer reviewers would likely be EA’s thought leaders and the same sorts of people with the most karma. It may also be that we don’t need a system at all. People could then search for the content that interests them. Of course, this would cause other problems. But I think it’s at least worth entertaining.
P.S. I hope this comment earns me some karma. I need it to write original posts, not just comments!
Thanks, Arepo. I think that this is a really important conversation. Although I’ve been interested in EA for quite some time, I only recently joined the EA Forum. There are some things that I would like to post, but I can’t because I have no karma.
I’m not sure what a good alternative to the karma system is. I’ve often thought that a magazine or an academic journal on EA would be worthwhile, but I assume that it would do little to reduce group think since the peer reviewers would likely be EA’s thought leaders and the same sorts of people with the most karma. It may also be that we don’t need a system at all. People could then search for the content that interests them. Of course, this would cause other problems. But I think it’s at least worth entertaining.
P.S. I hope this comment earns me some karma. I need it to write original posts, not just comments!