I think that flagging new users is a good idea. Less Wrong often seems harsh to beginners. If I see someone with the green flag saying something wrong, I may be more likely to explain rather than downvote.
That said, I agree that the flag should not apply to old users with low karma.
One could introduce 🌵 for such users.
Or just remove the flag. Seriously, who thought this was a good idea?
Then again, that could be said for… pretty much every decision the moderation and design team has made since LW 2.0 began.
I think that flagging new users is a good idea. Less Wrong often seems harsh to beginners. If I see someone with the green flag saying something wrong, I may be more likely to explain rather than downvote.
That said, I agree that the flag should not apply to old users with low karma.
Explaining is good, but doesn’t remove the need to downvote.