gwern comments on Open thread, July 28 - August 3, 2014 - Less Wrong

5 Post author: polymathwannabe 28 July 2014 08:27PM

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Comment author: gwern 29 July 2014 03:59:32PM 17 points [-]

Why discuss it? Wouldn't it be better to A/B test which encourages new visitors to click on a link to another page?

Comment author: Benito 29 July 2014 05:22:14PM 8 points [-]

Yes, you're right. I didn't like the change that's all, and was hoping for a majority to back me. But if anyone wants to do that, that would certainly be a good idea

Comment author: jackk 30 July 2014 11:08:49AM 8 points [-]

I was tasked to replace it, because it apparently tested better. The timing of the reddit thread linked by asd was just coincidence.