Can you point me to a post on LW that is laid out in the style that you propose? This could give me a better vision of it.
Also, don’t you think my techniques might sound a little kooky without context? I worry that, as openers, they might be more off-putting than inviting.
Hmm. I see your points. I’ll try to structure future articles so that an above-the-fold abstract structure will work better, but I’m not convinced that my present post is long enough or self-evident enough to support it—at least not without an extensive rewrite. What I think I’ll do this weekend is add an Exercises section at the bottom with the techniques in concise form. Thanks!
I’m glad you liked the article.
Can you point me to a post on LW that is laid out in the style that you propose? This could give me a better vision of it.
Also, don’t you think my techniques might sound a little kooky without context? I worry that, as openers, they might be more off-putting than inviting.
Here’s an article that has an abstract in the first paragraph (although it’d be nice if it were called out as such), and a table of contents.
http://lesswrong.com/lw/md2/the_brain_as_a_universal_learning_machine/
[Added the Exercises section. I think the article is definitely better for it. Thanks for the advice.]
Hmm. I see your points. I’ll try to structure future articles so that an above-the-fold abstract structure will work better, but I’m not convinced that my present post is long enough or self-evident enough to support it—at least not without an extensive rewrite. What I think I’ll do this weekend is add an Exercises section at the bottom with the techniques in concise form. Thanks!