“This should be of interest to a few members of this forum”
To understand the potential for bias allows you to be cautious of it, which is good, but this type of critique can be counter-productive and a conversation killer. If a post as simple as this encounters this much scrutiny at initial submission, then we’re going to have less and less contributions and discussion.
Methinks think that maybe you haven’t thoroughly familiarized yourself with the standards and practices of this site. Those are pretty commonplace questions and are necessary if this site is going to maintain good epistemic hygiene. The people around here work hard to maintain a well-kept garden, and epistemic hygiene is really just another part of that. Community standards have a learning curve for the new user, but they also let you know what to expect before you present new material.
we’re going to have less and less contributions and discussion
This has been the site standard for a while, so that doesn’t seem likely. It is important not to ignore the value of scholarship when posting, lest we want to encourage a slip in the quality of discussion.
Heavy questions for someone who merely wrote:
“This should be of interest to a few members of this forum”
To understand the potential for bias allows you to be cautious of it, which is good, but this type of critique can be counter-productive and a conversation killer. If a post as simple as this encounters this much scrutiny at initial submission, then we’re going to have less and less contributions and discussion.
Methinks think that maybe you haven’t thoroughly familiarized yourself with the standards and practices of this site. Those are pretty commonplace questions and are necessary if this site is going to maintain good epistemic hygiene. The people around here work hard to maintain a well-kept garden, and epistemic hygiene is really just another part of that. Community standards have a learning curve for the new user, but they also let you know what to expect before you present new material.
This has been the site standard for a while, so that doesn’t seem likely. It is important not to ignore the value of scholarship when posting, lest we want to encourage a slip in the quality of discussion.