Timeline for MathOverflow policymaking and transparency
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| when toggle format | what | by | license | comment | |
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| Jan 10, 2021 at 0:39 | answer | added | Paul Siegel | timeline score: 14 | |
| Jan 8, 2021 at 9:07 | answer | added | Federico Poloni | timeline score: 19 | |
| S Jan 8, 2021 at 1:43 | history | mod moved comments to chat | |||
| S Jan 8, 2021 at 1:43 | comment | added | Todd Trimble Mod | Comments are not for extended discussion; this conversation has been moved to chat. | |
| Jan 7, 2021 at 22:56 | comment | added | Daniel Litt | @Lucia -- it seems to me that several of the comments on the answers below (and the post itself) are an attempt to make the discussion in question public -- even after the context was made clear. Of course no one can force the participants to do so, but it seemed worth pointing out that the proposed norm regarding discussions seemed a bit strange. Anyway, I think we agree! | |
| Jan 7, 2021 at 22:49 | comment | added | Lucia | @DanielLitt: Of course anyone can discuss anything anywhere. Even the US is still a democracy! I'm not even sure why that would need to be said, or how anyone on MO can go about preventing that? | |
| Jan 7, 2021 at 22:38 | comment | added | Daniel Litt | @Lucia -- I guess I thought the idea that some secret and dictatorial cabal was going to unilaterally make policy for MO was a bit unlikely from the outset, but I indeed agree that should not happen. That said, it seems clear to me that anyone should be able to discuss whatever they want about MathOverflow in private, and I hope everyone agrees with that as well. | |
| Jan 7, 2021 at 22:22 | comment | added | Lucia | @DanielLitt: Surely it's reasonable to say that discussions that might affect all MO users should take place on MO Meta. When Harry asked the question, it wasn't clear what was happening. Now with Ravi and Todd's answers it's clear that nothing that affects all MO users would be discussed just privately. So of course all such discussions are just fine. Do you really have such a hard time with the context of this question? Seems pretty straightforward to me --- I would not be happy with private discussions that result in policy changes without input here, would you? | |
| Jan 7, 2021 at 22:07 | comment | added | Harry Gindi | @DanielLitt My opinion on this or that is not the topic of this discussion. If you want to ask me my opinions in private you know where to find me. | |
| Jan 7, 2021 at 22:01 | comment | added | Daniel Litt | @HarryGindi -- is it your contention that all discussion of MathOverflow whatsoever should take place on MathOverflow Meta? That is what I don't understand. | |
| Jan 7, 2021 at 19:59 | comment | added | Francesco Polizzi | Well, I think that a "twitterization" of MO is quite unlikely, at least until we remain into the SE network and we must agree with its CoC. That said, some recent events of "coordinate downvoting" organized offsite makes me think that we must stay vigilant. I am not sure that "witch-hunts" and "call-out culture" are the right terms, but surely (in my opinion, at least) intimidation against dissent and personal attacks have no place here. | |
| Jan 7, 2021 at 19:41 | comment | added | Harry Gindi | @DanielLitt The fact that you don't understand this post is exactly the reason why this post is necessary. Some of us here are worried that changes will be made in order to try to make this place more like twitter (witch hunts, stupid discussions, call-out culture, and terrible etiquette). | |
| Jan 7, 2021 at 19:06 | comment | added | Daniel Litt | I don't really understand this post -- it seems to me that anyone who wants to discuss MathOverflow (or any other topic!) should be able to do so, privately or publicly. | |
| Jan 7, 2021 at 17:17 | answer | added | Ravi Vakil | timeline score: 25 | |
| Jan 7, 2021 at 16:46 | answer | added | Todd TrimbleMod | timeline score: 39 | |
| Jan 6, 2021 at 20:54 | comment | added | Harry Gindi | @FedericoPoloni I mean the proposing, discussion, drafting of policies. | |
| Jan 6, 2021 at 18:42 | comment | added | Federico Poloni | What do you mean by "policymaking"? | |
| Jan 6, 2021 at 10:21 | answer | added | Neil Strickland | timeline score: 22 | |
| Jan 6, 2021 at 8:56 | history | became hot meta post | |||
| Jan 6, 2021 at 5:42 | history | asked | Harry Gindi | CC BY-SA 4.0 |