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Gray comments on NASA scientist finds evidence of alien life [link] - Less Wrong Discussion

1 Post author: Kevin 06 March 2011 10:22AM

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Comment author: Gray 06 March 2011 11:20:32PM 0 points [-]

I agree the comment seems somewhat off-topic, but I'm glad it was posted here anyway only because I'm new and was considering posting things similar to what you say is discouraged. But I would like to ask, is the consensus that the topic itself is discouraged, or that if you are to post on that topic, the bar should be set much higher? If anyone has advice on what you guys want to see, or not see, here, it would be appreciated.

Comment author: Unnamed 08 March 2011 06:34:47PM 1 point [-]

There have been a bunch of posts on self-help related topics (akrasia, social skills, etc.), and some of them have been very well received, so if that's the topic that you're referring to then it could fit in fine. Yvain was just giving his own views, not setting official LW policy (and he's clarified his views with another comment here).

If you want feedback on whether people would be interested in your post, you could give a two sentence summary of it, either here or in the open thread.

Comment author: Pavitra 07 March 2011 01:47:39AM 0 points [-]

There's no real limit on what you can get away with if you can clear a high enough bar. For example, here's an article about discovering the sunken city of Atlantis.