I think you’re correct, but it may be more accurate to say that the technical support of LW doesn’t give a fuck about LW generally. My vague memory is that they are doing this for free, which is nice for them but doesn’t exactly give them a lot of motivation to keep things running well.
Suppose Eugine is destructive enough that everyone gives up on LW and they close it down. For LW tech support, that’s a successful outcome: they don’t have to bother with it any more.
I think you’re correct, but it may be more accurate to say that the technical support of LW doesn’t give a fuck about LW generally. My vague memory is that they are doing this for free, which is nice for them but doesn’t exactly give them a lot of motivation to keep things running well.
Suppose Eugine is destructive enough that everyone gives up on LW and they close it down. For LW tech support, that’s a successful outcome: they don’t have to bother with it any more.
I think that’s nastier than necessary—tech support has been giving some help. The problem is that they aren’t willing to develop new tools.
If other people make the necessary tools, are they willing to deploy them?
I’ve asked tech about this.