Linkposts to Main posts option means there will be two separate discussions for each Main post? (below the article itself, and below the linkpost) If yes, then option 1 seems much better.
How is 1 better in that regard? If there’s a link in an open thread people can still have discussion about it there. (And meanwhile, Open Thread comments are way less visible than a top level link-post)
Another important feature about Link posts as applied to Less Wrong articles is that once you click on the link, you’ll already be in a place where you can comment, so there’s no reason to go back to the discussion-link post to comment on it.
Linkposts to Main posts option means there will be two separate discussions for each Main post? (below the article itself, and below the linkpost) If yes, then option 1 seems much better.
How is 1 better in that regard? If there’s a link in an open thread people can still have discussion about it there. (And meanwhile, Open Thread comments are way less visible than a top level link-post)
Another important feature about Link posts as applied to Less Wrong articles is that once you click on the link, you’ll already be in a place where you can comment, so there’s no reason to go back to the discussion-link post to comment on it.