“PSA: The LessWrong Feedback Service” by JustisMills
May 13, 2025•5 min
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Episode description
At the bottom of the LessWrong post editor, if you have at least 100 global karma, you may have noticed this button.
The button Many people click the button, and are jumpscared when it starts an Intercom chat with a professional editor (me), asking what sort of feedback they'd like.
So, that's what it does. It's a summon Justis button.
Why summon Justis?
To get feedback on your post, of just about any sort. Typo fixes, grammar checks, sanity checks, clarity checks, fit for LessWrong, the works. If you use the LessWrong editor (as opposed to the Markdown editor) I can leave comments and suggestions directly inline. I also provide detailed narrative feedback (unless you explicitly don't want this) in the Intercom chat itself.
The feedback is totally without pressure. You can throw it all away, or just keep the bits you like. Or use it all!
In any case [...]
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Outline:
(00:35) Why summon Justis?
(01:19) Why Justis in particular?
(01:48) Am I doing it right?
(01:59) How often can I request feedback?
(02:22) Can I use the feature for linkposts/crossposts?
(02:49) What if I click the button by mistake?
(02:59) Should I credit you?
(03:16) Couldnt I just use an LLM?
(03:48) Why does Justis do this?
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First published:
May 12th, 2025
Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/bkDrfofLMKFoMGZkE/psa-the-lesswrong-feedback-service
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The button Many people click the button, and are jumpscared when it starts an Intercom chat with a professional editor (me), asking what sort of feedback they'd like.
So, that's what it does. It's a summon Justis button.
Why summon Justis?
To get feedback on your post, of just about any sort. Typo fixes, grammar checks, sanity checks, clarity checks, fit for LessWrong, the works. If you use the LessWrong editor (as opposed to the Markdown editor) I can leave comments and suggestions directly inline. I also provide detailed narrative feedback (unless you explicitly don't want this) in the Intercom chat itself.
The feedback is totally without pressure. You can throw it all away, or just keep the bits you like. Or use it all!
In any case [...]
---
Outline:
(00:35) Why summon Justis?
(01:19) Why Justis in particular?
(01:48) Am I doing it right?
(01:59) How often can I request feedback?
(02:22) Can I use the feature for linkposts/crossposts?
(02:49) What if I click the button by mistake?
(02:59) Should I credit you?
(03:16) Couldnt I just use an LLM?
(03:48) Why does Justis do this?
---
First published:
May 12th, 2025
Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/bkDrfofLMKFoMGZkE/psa-the-lesswrong-feedback-service
---
Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.
---
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