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RichardKennaway comments on 2015 Repository Reruns - Boring Advice Repository - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: RichardKennaway 13 January 2015 01:34:23PM 3 points [-]

Never post a web link that requires readers to click on it to find out if they want to click on it.

Ha. Depends on your goals.

The other side of that coin is "Never click on a link unless you already know that you will be glad to have clicked on it." Recognising clickbait is as valuable a skill as recognising spam.

"7 secret signs of clickbait you won't believe! Discovered by a mom! Spammers hate her!"

Comment author: Gunnar_Zarncke 18 January 2015 07:56:39AM 1 point [-]

Didn't click on it.

Comment author: gjm 18 January 2015 08:29:08PM 1 point [-]

I did, to check my conjecture about exactly what it linked to. (I was correct.)

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