Guide to norms on the Forum

Abstract

The post provides a comprehensive guide to norms and behavioural expectations for the Effective Altruism Forum. The core principles include fostering a supportive community through kindness, promoting relevant and honest dialogue, and placing value on differing views in order to search for truth. The guidelines assert the significance of clear expression of beliefs, reasons behind them, and situations that would necessitate a change of viewpoint. The Forum encourages users to provide encouragement and praise when due, and request users to have clear and concise post titles. Behaviours such as rudeness, deceptive practices, and violations to peaceful discourse are discouraged. The guide additionally highlights rules for voting, profile setup, pseudonym usage, and information about how to report violations and contact moderators for various concerns. The underlying message of these guidelines is to promote a collaborative discussion platform designed to maximize effectiveness and maintain respect between users. – AI-generated abstract.