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Comment author: someonewrongonthenet 13 April 2013 04:40:35AM *  0 points [-]

We may be talking across from each other by using different terms.

To me PUA is one very simply algorithm: attempt pickup -> analyze if it worked -> improve pickup routine -> goto start.

You're right. I'm referring to PUA as in this memeplex

Comment author: Xachariah 13 April 2013 11:54:24AM 2 points [-]

That's a list of lingo the people who do that use. I'm missing your objections, unless you just hate lingo.

Comment author: someonewrongonthenet 13 April 2013 06:34:56PM 0 points [-]

It's the conclusions that people draw,as opposed to the general experimental method that you outlined