JoshuaZ comments on New Post version 2 (please read this ONLY if your last name beings with l–z) - Less Wrong

8 Post author: lukeprog 27 July 2011 09:57PM

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Comment author: JoshuaZ 27 July 2011 11:00:18PM 5 points [-]

I haven't decided whether to upvote or downvote yet. For now a quick note about the intended method of getting feedback: I don't know if A-H has the same number of people roughly as from I-Z. Moreover, there may be other issues if some cultural groups are more likely to have surnames that end in a letter from one part of the alphabet.

Comment author: lukeprog 28 July 2011 12:30:21AM 3 points [-]

Sure. It's a quick and dirty solution. Supposedly, 'k' is the median first letter of last names.

Comment author: AdeleneDawner 27 July 2011 11:18:37PM 2 points [-]

Also, some people use more than one name (my legal name has me reading this one, but the name I use has me reading the other one - I wound up reading the other and skimming this), and some cultures don't use an alphabet enough like the English one for "A-H" to even make sense.