Let’s just think about the pros and cons of picking another forum, vs. continuing to comment on LessWrong, but only being visible by others who choose to see you.
Picking another forum:
They fit better in other forums than LessWrong. For most rate-limited users, this is true, but they can go to other forums on their own without being forced.
Less need for LessWrong to write code and increase bandwidth to accommodate them.
Less chance they say really bad things (neoreactionary content) which worsens the reputation of LessWrong? This doesn’t apply to most rate-limited users.
Continuing to comment but only visible to those interested:
They get to discuss the posts and topics they find engaging to talk about.
They don’t feel upset at LessWrong and the rationalist community.
I think whether it’s worth it depends on how hard it is to write the code for them.
Let’s just think about the pros and cons of picking another forum, vs. continuing to comment on LessWrong, but only being visible by others who choose to see you.
Picking another forum:
They fit better in other forums than LessWrong. For most rate-limited users, this is true, but they can go to other forums on their own without being forced.
Less need for LessWrong to write code and increase bandwidth to accommodate them.
Less chance they say really bad things (neoreactionary content) which worsens the reputation of LessWrong? This doesn’t apply to most rate-limited users.
Continuing to comment but only visible to those interested:
They get to discuss the posts and topics they find engaging to talk about.
They don’t feel upset at LessWrong and the rationalist community.
I think whether it’s worth it depends on how hard it is to write the code for them.