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Comment author: Viliam_Bur 14 January 2013 04:31:34PM *  0 points [-]

what can curious people do, to signal their genuine curiosity when asking questions?

Should the signal be easy or difficult to fake? With difficulty usually come some costs.

Easy: "I don't know X. Do you have any reliable information on X?"

Difficult: "I am not sure about X. My previous research suggests that <insert research results>. Do you have any reliable information on X beyond this?" -- Problem: the other person is primed by what you said.