After the initial experiment period, we've decided to keep the featured page.

One of the key graphs in making this decision is below:
 

Now that the featured page is likely to stick around long term, I'd like to start collecting ideas for V2^[1]. Do you use the page? Do you pointedly not use the page? I'd love to get any and all feedback, in the comments here, or via this form. 

Please share small things like aesthetic tweaks as well as larger issues such as a disagreement on the kind of posts that get featured, or how featuring is done. Happy to answer questions too. 

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   I.e., the current version is a prototype, and I'm ready to do a full redesign if necessary. Because of some protracted OOO I might have to take soon - V2 might land near the end of September, or even early October. 

I'm curating this post. It's a great summary of some under-discussed research, and it has the potential to kick off a very valuable conversation (which we are seeing the start of - thanks jackva). I'd love to see more of an in depth comparison of investments in climate mitigation vs global health vs economic growth, especially accounting for more funding coming to global health. This post is a great start. Thanks Dan!

Award explanation: I'm awarding this comment from Jim although I could have awarded many of his others - he's bringing loads of value in his comments this week, de-confusing conversations and responding to posts with helpful clarifying questions. Thanks Jim!

Since we've got so many good entries to the Cluelessness Critiques Competition, I'm currently planning not to feature any of them (even those that would otherwise qualify). This'll mean that you can escape the cluelessness conversation by toggling to the featured page.

Alternatively, on the 'new and upvoted' page, you can customise your feed to hide the Cluelessness Critiques Week tag. 

Good point! I'll be posting everyone's posts on Monday (with some exceptions that I'll explain more when I do). There is however nothing in the rules that says you have to wait, so feel free to post early if you'd like. 

Keen to hear that case. 
And I agree, 

Bottleneck is more time than anything. 

...this would be alleviated by another good hire. We are getting into the hiring queue now, so hopefully we'll be hiring another content manager in the near(ish) future. 

Yes, but there is always more of this to do. I.e. some great posts come from me nudging organisations or small conferences to post more. Bottleneck is more time than anything. 

Editing to add - Forum readers can help here. If you read something that you think should be on the Forum, nudge the author to post it. If you don't have time, ping me to do so. Sometimes I offer light editing or accountability support as well to get things over the line. 

Thanks both! Relatedly, the Online Team is now more empowered to follow a strategy where growth is not the key aim of the Forum (currently our best guess is measuring 'mind changes', but stay tuned for precise metrics). 

I'm very open to suggestions for how to make the EA Forum more of a place where crucial conversations are being had, and decisions are being made. This includes critiques. I'd love to hear more from people on how they think they Forum is falling short, here, in DM, or over a call. 

Interesting! Kind of odd to see the peak being Wednesday (the day I write and send the digest) because posts posted on Wednesday will necessarily have the lowest karma relative to their final amount, and I start off with a list of all posts sorted by karma. Recommended matters most because the rest of the digest is for announcements etc... which are featured when relevant regardless of karma. 

I’m curating this post.

Being aware of and grateful for privilege, and wanting to pass on our luck, has always been an important moral strain in effective altruism (just look at GWWC’s live pledge motivations). This post is a great example of it^[1].

Thanks for posting Nick!

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   I also value the exploration of the reverse - the guilt at not using privilege when you could.