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That could well be true, so I thought I'd throw it out there to check if I was (comparatively) the only one who isn't really a fan of "ELI5". So the other alte
by coatmatter 9y ago
That could well be true, so I thought I'd throw it out there to check if I was (comparatively) the only one who isn't really a fan of "ELI5".
So the other alternative is to have more ELI5 prefixes for questions. It's something I never question on reddit since that's where it has orginated and flourished, but since this is hacker news I figured it'd be safer to overthink than underthink.
- samstave 9y agoY’all motherfuckers best overthink on hack her news That’s what I always say... But seriously - we need a method for which is accepted where individuals can ask elementary questions for topics they have less knowledge than an expert in the field. Thus, I think that “ELI5” encapsulates this. What I am opposed to is suppression of sharing knowledge. So don’t shut people who use a moniker/meme from gaining the info they seek. Educate them and expand. So, if you have some better way of expressing “Hey I don’t know anything about this subject, please give me some simple pointers, thanks”+ Edit: I just realized we said the same thing