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  Dennis Hackethal commented on idea #1909.

@dennis-hackethal Damn. I didn't know that. But if I understand it, 'few' means not many, and 'a few' means something like five or 6. I have a few close friends.

#1909·Zelalem Mekonnen, 26 days ago

Great, looks like you learned something new. You’ve found a bit of truth :)

  Zelalem Mekonnen revised idea #1908.

Damn. I didn't know that. But if I understand it, 'few' means not many, and 'a few' means something like five or 6. I have a few close friends.

@dennis-hackethal Damn. I didn't know that. But if I understand it, 'few' means not many, and 'a few' means something like five or 6. I have a few close friends.

  Zelalem Mekonnen commented on idea #1902.

You’ve since made the change to “a few changes” (as of #1894) but I think that change was premature.

Don’t make changes you don’t understand. Take questions literally and answer them.

https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/eb/qa/The-Difference-Between-Few-and-A-Few-

#1902·Dennis HackethalOP, 27 days ago

Damn. I didn't know that. But if I understand it, 'few' means not many, and 'a few' means something like five or 6. I have a few close friends.

  Dennis Hackethal addressed criticism #1889.

Should I be showing the comment form by default on ideas#show?

To avoid scrolling past content, I could remove the autofocus on the textarea unless a certain query parameter is given.

#1889·Dennis HackethalOP, 27 days ago

Done as of b423e18.

  Dennis Hackethal revised criticism #1891. The revision addresses idea #1904.

I could turn the ‘Revise…’ button into an icon button that lives next to the collapse icon button. It could just have a pencil for an icon.

That way, the button wouldn’t need to be hidden anymore.

As of acb14e3, the revision button is an icon button that lives next to the collapse icon button.

Therefore, the button doesn’t need to be hidden anymore.

  Dennis Hackethal addressed criticism #1891.

I could turn the ‘Revise…’ button into an icon button that lives next to the collapse icon button. It could just have a pencil for an icon.

That way, the button wouldn’t need to be hidden anymore.

#1891·Dennis HackethalOP, 27 days ago

Done as of acb14e3.

  Dennis Hackethal commented on idea #1898.

What if, at that time, the best idea one has is the false idea?

#1898·Zelalem Mekonnen, 27 days ago

The idea is not good if it has outstanding criticisms.

Don’t worry about which ideas are better than others. That’s a remnant of justificationism. Only go by whether an idea has outstanding criticisms.

  Dennis Hackethal commented on idea #1885.

… made few changes.

Did you mean to say ‘a few changes’?
Do you know what the difference is?

#1885·Dennis HackethalOP, 27 days ago

You’ve since made the change to “a few changes” (as of #1894) but I think that change was premature.

Don’t make changes you don’t understand. Take questions literally and answer them.

https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/eb/qa/The-Difference-Between-Few-and-A-Few-

  Dennis Hackethal commented on idea #1895.

Does the ‘a’ mean I made few but significant changes?

#1895·Zelalem Mekonnen, 27 days ago

No.

  Dennis Hackethal revised idea #1882.

I went over it first and made few changes. After that, Grammarly recommended that I remove the 'a' before 'criticism' and to remove the 'they are'.

I went over it first and made a few changes. After that, Grammarly recommended that I remove the 'a' before 'criticism' and to remove the 'they are'.

  Dennis Hackethal criticized idea #1895.

Does the ‘a’ mean I made few but significant changes?

#1895·Zelalem Mekonnen, 27 days ago

This comment doesn’t belong here. It should have been a comment on #1885. And you shouldn’t have removed #1885. I’ll recover it.

  Zelalem Mekonnen commented on idea #1897.

If I understand Veritula correctly, we first start with an idea. We accept that idea as true until it receives criticism. The idea is considered false until all criticism is resolved. Since the goal is to live a rational life, we wouldn't act in accordance with that idea. We don't submit bulk ideas or criticisms. Ideas (including criticisms), even if related, should generally be submitted separately. Also, avoid duplicate ideas.

#1897·Zelalem Mekonnen, 27 days ago

What if, at that time, the best idea one has is the false idea?

  Zelalem Mekonnen revised idea #1896. The revision addresses ideas #1882, #1884, and #1894.

If I understand Veritula correctly, we first start with an idea. We accept that idea as true until it receives criticism. When it has received criticism and until the current criticism is resolved, that idea is seen as false. Since the goal is to live a rational life, we wouldn't act in accordance with that idea. We don't submit bulk ideas or criticisms. Ideas (including criticisms), even if related, should generally be submitted separately. Also, avoid duplicate ideas.

If I understand Veritula correctly, we first start with an idea. We accept that idea as true until it receives criticism. The idea is considered false until all criticism is resolved. Since the goal is to live a rational life, we wouldn't act in accordance with that idea. We don't submit bulk ideas or criticisms. Ideas (including criticisms), even if related, should generally be submitted separately. Also, avoid duplicate ideas.

  Zelalem Mekonnen revised idea #1881. The revision addresses idea #1883.

If I understand Veritula correctly, we first start with an idea. We accept that idea as true until it has received criticism. When it has received criticism and until the current criticism is resolved, that idea is seen as false. Since the goal is to live a rational life, we wouldn't act in accordance with that idea. We don't submit bulk ideas or criticisms. Ideas (including criticisms), even if related, should generally be submitted separately. Also, avoid duplicate ideas.

If I understand Veritula correctly, we first start with an idea. We accept that idea as true until it receives criticism. When it has received criticism and until the current criticism is resolved, that idea is seen as false. Since the goal is to live a rational life, we wouldn't act in accordance with that idea. We don't submit bulk ideas or criticisms. Ideas (including criticisms), even if related, should generally be submitted separately. Also, avoid duplicate ideas.

  Zelalem Mekonnen commented on idea #1894.

I went over it first and made a few changes. After that, Grammarly recommended that I remove the 'a' before 'criticism' and to remove the 'they are'.

#1894·Zelalem Mekonnen, 27 days ago

Does the ‘a’ mean I made few but significant changes?

  Zelalem Mekonnen revised idea #1882. The revision addresses idea #1885.

I went over it first and made few changes. After that, Grammarly recommended that I remove the 'a' before 'criticism' and to remove the 'they are'.

I went over it first and made a few changes. After that, Grammarly recommended that I remove the 'a' before 'criticism' and to remove the 'they are'.

  Dennis Hackethal addressed criticism #1892.

That would mean the revise button would be at the top of the idea. But presumably, people would typically want to revise an idea after they finish reading it. Meaning after they reach the bottom.

#1892·Dennis HackethalOP, 27 days ago

It could go both ways. Someone may have already read an idea and just wants to revise it, in which case having to scroll to the bottom is cumbersome.

  Dennis Hackethal addressed criticism #1891.

I could turn the ‘Revise…’ button into an icon button that lives next to the collapse icon button. It could just have a pencil for an icon.

That way, the button wouldn’t need to be hidden anymore.

#1891·Dennis HackethalOP, 27 days ago

That would mean the revise button would be at the top of the idea. But presumably, people would typically want to revise an idea after they finish reading it. Meaning after they reach the bottom.

  Dennis Hackethal addressed criticism #1888.

The ‘Revise…’ button is hidden when the comment form is open. It makes sense to hide it because it doesn’t belong in that context. But once hidden, the user has no quick way to revise an idea. Maybe the first thing they want to do after opening ideas#show is not comment but revise.

#1888·Dennis HackethalOP, 27 days ago

I could turn the ‘Revise…’ button into an icon button that lives next to the collapse icon button. It could just have a pencil for an icon.

That way, the button wouldn’t need to be hidden anymore.

  Dennis Hackethal revised criticism #1886. The revision addresses idea #1887.

Should I be showing the comment form by default on ideas#show?

Should I be showing the comment form by default on ideas#show?

To avoid scrolling past content, I could remove the autofocus on the textarea unless a certain query parameter is given.

  Dennis Hackethal addressed criticism #1886.

Should I be showing the comment form by default on ideas#show?

#1886·Dennis HackethalOP, 27 days ago

The ‘Revise…’ button is hidden when the comment form is open. It makes sense to hide it because it doesn’t belong in that context. But once hidden, the user has no quick way to revise an idea. Maybe the first thing they want to do after opening ideas#show is not comment but revise.

  Dennis Hackethal addressed criticism #1886.

Should I be showing the comment form by default on ideas#show?

#1886·Dennis HackethalOP, 27 days ago

Then the autofocus on the textarea would force a scroll basically to the bottom of the page. For sufficiently long ideas, that means scrolling past content the user wants to see.

  Dennis Hackethal submitted criticism #1886.

Should I be showing the comment form by default on ideas#show?

  Dennis Hackethal commented on idea #1882.

I went over it first and made few changes. After that, Grammarly recommended that I remove the 'a' before 'criticism' and to remove the 'they are'.

#1882·Zelalem Mekonnen, 27 days ago

… made few changes.

Did you mean to say ‘a few changes’?
Do you know what the difference is?

  Dennis Hackethal criticized idea #1881.

If I understand Veritula correctly, we first start with an idea. We accept that idea as true until it has received criticism. When it has received criticism and until the current criticism is resolved, that idea is seen as false. Since the goal is to live a rational life, we wouldn't act in accordance with that idea. We don't submit bulk ideas or criticisms. Ideas (including criticisms), even if related, should generally be submitted separately. Also, avoid duplicate ideas.

#1881·Zelalem Mekonnen, 27 days ago

When it has received criticism and until the current criticism is resolved, that idea is seen as false.

‘The idea is considered false until all criticism is resolved.’