Stefan_Schubert comments on In favour of terseness - Less Wrong

12 Post author: Sophronius 08 March 2014 06:01PM

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Comment author: Stefan_Schubert 08 March 2014 10:23:33PM 1 point [-]

True. Perhaps some posts should include separate "anticipation of objections" parts. These could be skipped by people who prefer terse posts but would have to be read by anyone who wishes to comment.

Comment author: John_Maxwell_IV 09 March 2014 12:49:08AM 3 points [-]

Or we could do the opposite pattern and try to have a high-level takeaway/summary that in theory could get you 80% of the value of reading the post in 20% of the time.

Comment author: David_Gerard 09 March 2014 01:55:48PM 1 point [-]

We could call it an "abstract"! Or a "tl;dr", for the younger generation.

Comment author: John_Maxwell_IV 09 March 2014 08:20:48PM 1 point [-]

Most LW posts don't have them, and they typically aren't comprehensive enough to get you 80% of the value of reading the entire post.

Comment author: TheAncientGeek 17 March 2014 03:38:47PM 0 points [-]

They can tell you whether a post is worth reading, and give the writer a target to aim at.