Panelists: Call for Contributions to an /r/askphilosophy FAQ

For years now people have asked for an r/askphilosophy FAQ. The moderators have never committed to doing this because of the effort involved. However, u/RealityApologist has taken the concrete step to making such an FAQ. The effort includes example entries to such an FAQ to serve as models. Accordingly, I'm putting out a call for contributions to our established panelists.

This is an open invitation for panelists to write a short overview of a particular topic. For such an FAQ to be worthwhile, it would need a very wide coverage. My suggestion is that if you have a lengthy answer to a common question on r/askphilosophy, that you use that as the basis for an entry, on u/RealityApologists's model. In addition, I want to stress that the vast majority of r/askphilosophy questions come from posters who have no other interaction with the sub, neither before nor after, and that a surprising number come from throwaway accounts. Accordingly, you should aim your answer at someone who comes to the sub specifically for that question, rather than someone who sticks around and participates in the sub more broadly.

For the time being, we are limiting this call to panelists with a history of contributions to r/askphilosophy. We're also limiting this invitation to people who have at least a graduate background in their topic. If there is some special reason why someone who doesn't fit these criteria feel they can still contribute, this can be managed case-by-case. Examples of compelling reasons for inclusion would be an especially notable record as a panelist on r/askphilosophy, or that they've done one of the Weekly Discussion pieces on r/philosophy, or some similar contribution.

I don't foresee such an FAQ replacing the current model of us answering questions case-by-case as they arise. Instead, it can act as a more condensed and less intimidating resource than the SEP or IEP to direct question-askers to, and give new visitors something to help them refine their question.