Inkhaven seems like a waste. To get more good writers we don’t need people to “practice” (and flood LW with a month of not-really-worth-it content forced out of constipated brains), we need an (established big-name) editor (with a built-in following) to find good work and tell other people it is good (including the writer).
While there aren’t likely as many bad posts that are widely upvoted and read (there are some I’m sure) the bigger problem is good writing that gets no attention and dies in obscurity despite being good writing. That adds noise to the writer’s quality signal. Elevating good writing to public attention is what editors/curators are for.
Inkhaven seems like a waste. To get more good writers we don’t need people to “practice” (and flood LW with a month of not-really-worth-it content forced out of constipated brains), we need an (established big-name) editor (with a built-in following) to find good work and tell other people it is good (including the writer).
While there aren’t likely as many bad posts that are widely upvoted and read (there are some I’m sure) the bigger problem is good writing that gets no attention and dies in obscurity despite being good writing. That adds noise to the writer’s quality signal. Elevating good writing to public attention is what editors/curators are for.