I think the post is slightly misleading in that it represents it as “The LessWrong census” (i.e. something done by the less wrong team), instead of a survey by a less wrong user.
This is an important distinction. For example, I trust the less wrong team with my personal information much more than a random user.
I’m open to suggestions on titles and phrasing! I am not claiming to be a member of the site administration. I am claiming the lineage of the LessWrong Demographics Census, which I do not believe was ever actually run by the official LessWrong team.
For the moment, I’ve put up a sentence in the opening of the census stating that I’m a user, not an administrator.
I think the post is slightly misleading in that it represents it as “The LessWrong census” (i.e. something done by the less wrong team), instead of a survey by a less wrong user.
This is an important distinction. For example, I trust the less wrong team with my personal information much more than a random user.
I’m open to suggestions on titles and phrasing! I am not claiming to be a member of the site administration. I am claiming the lineage of the LessWrong Demographics Census, which I do not believe was ever actually run by the official LessWrong team.
For the moment, I’ve put up a sentence in the opening of the census stating that I’m a user, not an administrator.
Scott Alexander isn’t the official LessWrong team but he was someone who actually earned had more authority. He was someone with community trust.