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kpreid comments on Stupid Questions (10/27/2014) - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Gunnar_Zarncke 29 October 2014 12:20:28PM 3 points [-]

Meta: I didn't read this thread for some time and only later got back to it (when I ran out of comments :-). On reflection I think it is due to the negative connotations with 'stupid'. We can hope that everyone here is immune to the halo effect. Or we can look for a better title.

  • 'Simple questions'

  • 'Quick questions' (implies urgency)

  • 'Naive questions' (still connotations but not so strong ones)

  • 'Less available Answers' (putting the idea on its head)

Comment author: kpreid 12 November 2014 03:38:48PM 1 point [-]

For being Respectable, I liked the older thread's title 'Procedural Knowledge Gaps' (1) (2). That is a narrower topic, though (but it's the topic I'm reading this thread for anyway).