A thread through the archive
Essays tagged “community management”. Follow an idea across the archive.
Scott Alexander explores the concept of people 'nominating themselves for the short end of a tradeoff' through their actions, and how this relates to ideas of desert and justice, sometimes conflicting with utilitarian calculations.
Scott Alexander proposes the principle 'be nice, at least until you can coordinate meanness' and applies it to ethical dilemmas and blog moderation.
Scott Alexander examines the problem of endless, unproductive arguments in online communities and proposes ways to mitigate them while maintaining healthy discourse.
Scott updates the community on subreddit investigation, explaining that Tricycle proposes using Discussion tags instead, though he's not entirely convinced.