army1987 comments on Being Foreign and Being Sane - Less Wrong

24 Post author: fowlertm 25 May 2013 12:58AM

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Comment author: fowlertm 25 May 2013 06:00:35AM 1 point [-]

Not exactly what I was going for, but I'm glad to see it had a net positive effect. Incidentally, what do you think was wrong with the title, and what would you have called this article? I originally had it titled "what living abroad can teach a rationalist", something descriptive, but I thought this might catch people's attention. I struggle with coming up with good titles for papers and sections.

Comment author: [deleted] 25 May 2013 12:08:16PM 6 points [-]

I thought it was going to be about something like this.

"what living abroad can teach a rationalist"

Huh, please no; "... can teach you" would be fine.

Comment author: fowlertm 25 May 2013 03:50:40PM 6 points [-]

Thanks for the advice. Incidentally, does anyone know what the policy is for cross-posting things you write for LW? I looked but couldn't find anything. I have a personal blog where this essay would be at home, and I'd like to cross-post so that the blog can function as a kind of resume and repository for my writing.

Comment author: Unnamed 25 May 2013 08:21:20PM 7 points [-]

My sense of the norms is that cross-posting is fine. Examples of cross-posting: one, two, three; discussions where cross-posting is mentioned favorably: one, two.

Comment author: Eliezer_Yudkowsky 26 May 2013 04:01:09AM 3 points [-]

Cross-posting would be UNFORGIVEABLE.

No, I lie, I don't even know why that would be a problem.

Comment author: [deleted] 26 May 2013 09:10:45AM 2 points [-]

I am kind-of bothered when there are two different comment threads about the same article in two different places, but I think this is a pet peeve of mine shared by hardly anyone else.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 02 June 2013 01:34:25PM 0 points [-]

I'm not crazy about the same post at multiple locations because if I'm interested in the discussion, I have to follow it in two places.