CarlShulman comments on Support That Sounds Like Dissent - Less Wrong

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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.