RobinZ comments on Updating, part 1: When can you change your mind? The binary model - Less Wrong

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Comment author: RobinZ 16 May 2010 11:40:02AM 1 point [-]

I'm perfectly happy to come back and vote this up after I am satisfied that it is good, and I haven't and won't vote it down. I think it's a good idea to seek public comment, but the voting is supposed to indicate posts which are excellent for public consumption - this isn't, unless it's the technical first half of a pair of such posts. I want to know that the formalization parallels the reality, and it's not clear that it does before it is run.

Comment author: PhilGoetz 18 May 2010 04:17:12AM *  1 point [-]

So, you don't want to vote until you see the results; and I don't want to waste an entire day writing up the results if few people are interested. Is there a general solution to this general problem?

(The "Part 1" in the title was supposed to indicate that it is the first part of a multi-part post.)

Comment author: RobinZ 18 May 2010 10:55:55AM 0 points [-]

If you are confident in the practical value of your results, I would recommend posting. Otherwise I can't help you.