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Well, it's easy to find. We're all on a browser anyways.

• andybak 6y ago
  Yeah - I not a huge fan of non-obvious acronyms in writings that are intended for a general audience. I know it's hard to predict what's obvious and what isn't but this one almost certainly isn't. I would argue that it's not laziness on my part - it makes things jarring to read. And HN becomes less pleasant the more people that do it.
  • jolmg 6y ago
    > I not a huge fan of non-obvious acronyms in writings that are intended for a general audience Yeah, I'm also not a fan of the use of non-obvious acronyms for common phrases, but I think this case is different in that it's more of a concept. It even has a Wikipedia article[1]. Even if they provided the expansion of the acronym in their comment, one might feel that they should also explain a little about the concept before referring to it, since the general audience cannot be expected to know about it. However, that would distract from the point the comment is meant to make. Since the comment is not about what BATNA is, it's better to focus writing on the point it's trying to get across, even if it ends up limiting the intended audience. Those that are not familiar with it are better served by looking it up, anyways. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_alternative_to_a_negotiated_agreement https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_alternative_to_a_negotiat...
    • andybak 6y ago
      You make a very good point...
  • srtjstjsj 6y ago
    What does "HN" stand for?
    • andybak 6y ago
      touché