Thanks. The instructions are quite vague, though. On the one hand, it says:
Please do not vote solely based on how much you agree or disagree with someone’s conclusions.
On the other:
In some cases it’s probably acceptable to vote in order to register agreement or disagreement. For example, you can vote someone’s proposal up or down based on whether you think it should be implemented.
In my view, this gives too much leeway to people to vote purely on the basis on disagreement with the conclusions.
The Less Wrong FAQ (linked to from the About page) is meant to address questions like this one. It’s still worth revisiting them periodically, though. In order to codify any conclusions we come to for future generations, I suggest making your proposals in the form of polls where the options correspond to changes in FAQ text. (You may wish to include a “I just want to see the results” option in your poll, BTW.)
Thanks. The instructions are quite vague, though. On the one hand, it says:
On the other:
In my view, this gives too much leeway to people to vote purely on the basis on disagreement with the conclusions.
There is no enforcement mechanism, so people have all the leeway the want regardless of what the instructions say.
Should we delete the “In some cases...” clause?
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repeat poll in a more public location?