Anubhav comments on Help! Name suggestions needed for Rationality-Inst! - Less Wrong

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Comment author: John_Maxwell_IV 30 January 2012 12:22:09AM 2 points [-]

In my view, a name that doesn't need to come with an explanation is worth more than a name that makes for good in joke.

Comment author: Anubhav 30 January 2012 03:20:02AM 2 points [-]

In my view, a name that doesn't need to come with an explanation is worth more than a name that makes for good in joke

False dichotomy. "Meaningful names are better than in-joke names" is not the same thing as "the name must necessarily be meaningful".

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