Sure. But that doesn’t mean it needs to be in Main and promoted...
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That is in the context of telling people new to the site what sort of article they should write if they want to publish in main, and it describes the primary usage, but it is not comprehensive. The actual use of the Main section does include this sort of announcement. It is normal, generally accepted by the community, and has been going on since LW split into Main and Discussion sections.
In general you will find that the actual use of many things in life does not match up with original intentions or simplified descriptions.
Judging by the upvotes of my original comment, there is not as much unity on that point as you seem to believe.
And frankly, the context doesn’t matter. If posts like these are acceptable, than that statement is patently false, and should be changed. If it is not false, then posts like this are inappropriate on main. But with as clear as that statement is, there is no room for consistency between it and a post like this being in main.
In general you will find that the actual use of many things in life does not match up with original intentions or simplified descriptions.
That’s an incredibly patronizing tone to take, and I don’t appreciate it.
But putting that aside, this is largely irrelevant statement (And its irrelevance only serves to highlight the insult). I don’t disagree. But what bearing does that have on what should be? Should we attempt to describe what types of posts are acceptable in main accurately, or should we not? There may be arguments on both sides. But that’s not one of them.
If posts like these are acceptable, than that statement is patently false, and should be changed. If it is not false, then posts like this are inappropriate on main.
What does the description “is acceptable” refer to? Acceptable by what criterion? The real question is whether things like this should be encouraged or discouraged, using whatever methods are at our disposal, including establishing a policy for moving “off-topic” posts out of Main. Instead, you seem to be appealing to an existing social attitude, which shouldn’t be a major factor, as it too can be influenced by good arguments and other means.
Fair point. I had already expressed that I thought they should be separate, though, and was looking for other places that similar opinions had been expressed.
That is in the context of telling people new to the site what sort of article they should write if they want to publish in main, and it describes the primary usage, but it is not comprehensive. The actual use of the Main section does include this sort of announcement. It is normal, generally accepted by the community, and has been going on since LW split into Main and Discussion sections.
In general you will find that the actual use of many things in life does not match up with original intentions or simplified descriptions.
Judging by the upvotes of my original comment, there is not as much unity on that point as you seem to believe.
And frankly, the context doesn’t matter. If posts like these are acceptable, than that statement is patently false, and should be changed. If it is not false, then posts like this are inappropriate on main. But with as clear as that statement is, there is no room for consistency between it and a post like this being in main.
That’s an incredibly patronizing tone to take, and I don’t appreciate it.
But putting that aside, this is largely irrelevant statement (And its irrelevance only serves to highlight the insult). I don’t disagree. But what bearing does that have on what should be? Should we attempt to describe what types of posts are acceptable in main accurately, or should we not? There may be arguments on both sides. But that’s not one of them.
What does the description “is acceptable” refer to? Acceptable by what criterion? The real question is whether things like this should be encouraged or discouraged, using whatever methods are at our disposal, including establishing a policy for moving “off-topic” posts out of Main. Instead, you seem to be appealing to an existing social attitude, which shouldn’t be a major factor, as it too can be influenced by good arguments and other means.
Fair point. I had already expressed that I thought they should be separate, though, and was looking for other places that similar opinions had been expressed.
Whether these opinions are right vs. whether they are popular.