komponisto comments on The rational rationalist's guide to rationally using "rational" in rational post titles - Less Wrong

64 Post author: Vaniver 27 May 2012 07:13PM

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Comment author: komponisto 28 May 2012 10:29:09PM 2 points [-]

Don't misunderstand. I'm not disagreeing with your judgement of recent bad uses of "rational". I'm disagreeing with your post, which is a glib one-word statement to the effect of "don't use the word 'rational' in post titles". The examples I cited show that this is inappropriate advice.

What you should have said instead was this.

Comment author: Vaniver 28 May 2012 11:31:00PM 0 points [-]

What you should have said instead was this.

A word to the wise is sufficient.

I agree that lsparrish's post is more communicative and general (I upvoted it); I disagree that I should have written it instead of this post.