steven0461 comments on Support That Sounds Like Dissent - Less Wrong

65 Post author: jimrandomh 20 March 2009 10:28PM

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Comment author: steven0461 20 March 2009 11:51:28PM 5 points [-]

IAWYCTS it might catch on better if we turn it into an acronym.

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 21 March 2009 12:05:41AM 10 points [-]

Actually, "IAWYC but X" would make a perfectly fine idiom for LW.

Comment author: CarlShulman 21 March 2009 01:10:31AM *  13 points [-]

IAWYC but I worry about jargon creating undue barriers to entry. One solution implemented in some jargon-ridden communities is for the community software to automatically display or link to an explanation of the term when it appears in a comment or post.

For an example, see: http://www.kurzweilai.net/meme/frame.html?main=memelist.html?m=1%23696

Then click to an article.

Comment author: ciphergoth 21 March 2009 07:58:57AM 9 points [-]

Nitpick: "IAWTC" is standard.

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Comment author: thomblake 27 March 2009 08:59:37PM *  3 points [-]

On a related note, MarkDown allows you to append a 'title' attribute to your link by putting it in quotes after the URL - (http://thomblake.com "Thom Blake's Website") gives you my website, which makes a tooltip pop up on most browsers.