Open Thread June 2010, Part 4

Will_Newsome

This thread is for the discussion of Less Wrong topics that have not appeared in recent posts. If a discussion gets unwieldy, celebrate by turning it into a top-level post.

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This thread is for the discussion of Less Wrong topics that have not appeared in recent posts. If a discussion gets unwieldy, celebrate by turning it into a top-level post.

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A question for LW regulars: is there a rule of thumb for how often it is acceptable to make top-level posts?

Not sure what the others will say, but for me it depends on the quality. I'd be overjoyed to see a new post by Yvain, Nesov or Wei Dai every morning. (Yep, I consider these three posts to be the gold standard for LW. Not to say that there weren't others like them, of course.) Your own first post was exceptionally good for a first post, but the topic is kinda controversial, so I'd be extra cautious and wait another day or two to avoid being seen as "spamming" or "hijacking the agenda".

8Unnamed16y

There was some discussion of that here. Suggestions include once or twice per week, let karma be your guide, and don't worry about posting too much.

5JoshuaZ16y

I don't know if I'm exactly a regular, but I'd naively think that if one makes posts that are well-written, relevant, and not redundant, the total number won't be an issue.