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I first came across GiveWell when their principals engaged in dishonest behavior to pump it up on MetaFilter, an incident which is described here: http://mefiw
by michaelhoffman 13y ago
I first came across GiveWell when their principals engaged in dishonest behavior to pump it up on MetaFilter, an incident which is described here:
http://mefiwiki.com/wiki/Givewell http://mefiwiki.com/wiki/Givewell
Since then, seeing GiveWell mentioned anywhere leads to an immediate feeling of distrust.
- tedsanders 13y agoTo be fair, they have devoted a top level navigation link to their page of mistakes. It seems like they try very hard to be transparent these days, even going so far as to publish notes on conversations with charities. But that was a shameful and embarrassing episode for them.
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