tut comments on Stupid Questions June 2015 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: tut 01 June 2015 12:03:31PM 2 points [-]

You are allowed to ask in the open thread. I don't think having it more often would help. The SQ thread is for things that you are embarrassed or afraid to ask elsewhere. Apparently some people have questions that they didn't bring up before the first stupid questions thread.

Comment author: bortels 01 June 2015 08:19:22PM 1 point [-]

Case in point - I, for one, would likely not have posted anything whatsoever were it not for Stupid Questions. There is enough jargon here that asking something reasonable can still be intimidating - what if it turns out to be common knowledge? Once you break the ice, it's easier, but count this as a sample of 1 supporting it.