David_Gerard comments on In favour of terseness - Less Wrong

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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.