====== On the value of lightly edited, lightly moderated writing ======

One of the central goals I've had with [[the_quantic_sea|this site]] is to //write more, in public, more often//. Many people have this goal with a blog, but end up in the editing and revision trap: it is far too easy to write an article in draft form, and then never revise and publish it. I think this is detrimental to the health of the Internet now, since many AI-written articles and posts are flooding the scene with "perfect grammar, style, and punctuation." They are "perfect" in construction, but lack substance. If we hold ourselves to the same past editorial standards of only publishing well-constructed works, we will naturally be outpaced by AI systems that can write perfect articles faster.

In making this website a wiki, it is my goal to not fall into the trap of only writing drafts that are never published, and thus, publish faster. Unless I'm writing a specific essay on a given topic, I will instead draft in-public and write pages incrementally. Pages are added to the [[start]] page when they have reached a level of completeness that I would find acceptable, but are added in an unlisted state. Anyone can [[https://fluctlight.net/start?do=recent|monitor the site's revision history]] to see what is being worked on in the background, and see [[https://fluctlight.net/start?do=revisions|when posts are added to the index]].

The "central goal" I have in publishing lightly edited works is to convey information as fast as possible, free my own conscious to work on other problems, and to not fall victim to the editing trap.

Obviously, if you find errors, you can submit them to me via email, at argo@fluctlight.net.