Conferacity (conferacity.com) is an experiment to see if “clear, kind and constructive” discussion can survive and thrive on the internet.
It's based on the following principles:
- Compulsory pseudonymity (focus on ideas, not identity)
- No restrictions on those who just want to read discussions (“readers”)
- Careful selection of users who can take part in discussions (“contributors”), based on a commitment to:
- Disagreeing the right way(http://www.paulgraham.com/disagree.html)
- Keeping one’s identity small (http://www.paulgraham.com/identity.html)
- The value of being an “accidental moderate” (http://www.paulgraham.com/mod.html)
If you think you'd like to be a contributor, please email apply@conferacity.com . We would particularly like to hear from you if you disagree with the opinions you read there and would like to contribute - we believe strongly in the value of having our ideas vigorously challenged, and hope you do too.
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[ 3.4 ms ] story [ 7.0 ms ] threadIt's based on the following principles:
- Compulsory pseudonymity (focus on ideas, not identity)
- No restrictions on those who just want to read discussions (“readers”)
- Careful selection of users who can take part in discussions (“contributors”), based on a commitment to:
If you think you'd like to be a contributor, please email apply@conferacity.com . We would particularly like to hear from you if you disagree with the opinions you read there and would like to contribute - we believe strongly in the value of having our ideas vigorously challenged, and hope you do too.