Then there are also plenty more specialized channels. Both for causes and for geographical locations. Given your presentation I don’t see what your suggestion adds to the existing structures.
The current forum doesn’t cut it : it isn’t meant to that end. It’s easier to build a forum dedicated to that than try to artificially support a balance between “New Ideas” posts and “Information Sharing” posts so that none of these get overshadowed. The same problem applies to existing reddit boards and facebook groups.
Also, regular discussion places (reddit, fb), aren’t really meant as thread repository : pinning more and more threads is a nuisance to the discussion part.
There are already plenty of different channels for communication: http://effective-altruism.com/ https://www.reddit.com/r/EffectiveAltruism/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/effective.altruists/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/eahangout/
Then there are also plenty more specialized channels. Both for causes and for geographical locations. Given your presentation I don’t see what your suggestion adds to the existing structures.
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Also, regular discussion places (reddit, fb), aren’t really meant as thread repository : pinning more and more threads is a nuisance to the discussion part.