Morendil comments on Boo lights: groupthink edition - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Morendil 15 February 2010 08:31:57PM *  2 points [-]

Calling it an attempt is no dismissal. Successful attempts are a subset of all attempts.

Comment author: bgrah449 15 February 2010 08:37:47PM 1 point [-]

ADBOC - People refer to successful attempts as "successes," not as "attempts."

Comment author: Morendil 15 February 2010 08:50:44PM 2 points [-]

So conceded. Suggest an edit to the post?

Comment author: bgrah449 16 February 2010 03:47:39PM 0 points [-]

I don't want to disrespect the graciousness of conceding this minor point, but I also don't have a great suggestion. Maybe something as simple as

someone at least making an attempt at substantiating their accusations of groupthink

becoming

someone backing up their accusations of groupthink

? But up to you, I just wanted to point out that "attempt" was bringing in some probably-unintended judgments.

Comment author: Morendil 16 February 2010 05:40:31PM 0 points [-]

Edited, with strikethrough. I wish one could mark comments as applying to a past version of a post - just making the edit would make this exchange meaningless.

Comment author: bgrah449 16 February 2010 05:56:53PM 0 points [-]

I can edit my comment, if that helps - "This comment does not apply to the current version of the post."

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