RobinZ comments on Open Thread: January 2010 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: RobinZ 19 January 2010 04:45:18AM 2 points [-]

I don't know of an official policy, but swearing can be distracting. Avoid?

Comment author: wedrifid 19 January 2010 06:23:41AM 2 points [-]

I advocate the use of the term Bullshit. Both because it a good description of a significant form of bias and because the profanity is entirely appropriate. I really, really don't like seeing the truth distorted like that.

More generally I don't particularly object to swearing but as RobinZ notes it can be distracting. I don't usually find much use for it.

Comment author: Christian_Szegedy 19 January 2010 07:18:16AM 2 points [-]

I'd propose to use the word "bulshytt" instead. ;)