First:
A LessWrong seed bank. If this forest grows diseased or burns to the ground, the means to replant. Already in the LessWrong seed bank: The Sequences, FAQ, User Guide and MediaWiki.
Second:
Terms of surrender. When conditions X, Y and Z are met, LessWrong will fold or reboot.
Second: Terms of surrender. When conditions X, Y and Z are met, LessWrong will fold or reboot.
That’s an excellent idea, but I can’t think of any clear metric of success or failure, short of really unlikely ones like ‘during the annual poll, LWers majority vote for astrology’.
This is for ideas to prevent disaster, not solve it after the fact. Also, if the suggestion is “Leave the wiki and sequences up”, you’re essentially saying “Do nothing”. This just doesn’t read like a plan.
First: A LessWrong seed bank. If this forest grows diseased or burns to the ground, the means to replant. Already in the LessWrong seed bank: The Sequences, FAQ, User Guide and MediaWiki.
Second: Terms of surrender. When conditions X, Y and Z are met, LessWrong will fold or reboot.
That’s an excellent idea, but I can’t think of any clear metric of success or failure, short of really unlikely ones like ‘during the annual poll, LWers majority vote for astrology’.
This is for ideas to prevent disaster, not solve it after the fact. Also, if the suggestion is “Leave the wiki and sequences up”, you’re essentially saying “Do nothing”. This just doesn’t read like a plan.