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TheOtherDave comments on Hi - I'm new here - some questions - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: TheOtherDave 13 December 2010 03:59:43PM 1 point [-]

Agreed.

I would generalize this, though: signaling that I've willingly updated probability estimates based on new input is a (local) Good Thing, especially when it involves repudiating beliefs I previously held (rather than just marginal changes to my confidence level), whether I do it in thanks-comments or elsewhere.