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TL;DR is a useful convention for busy readers, but it should be at the beginning, not the end. Look at the lede (the first sentence or two) of any article in a
by Pitarou 14y ago
TL;DR is a useful convention for busy readers, but it should be at the beginning, not the end.
Look at the lede (the first sentence or two) of any article in any newspaper. It's marked in bold face, and summarizes the whole story. It helps the busy reader decide if he wants to "drill down" by reading the rest of the article. TL;DR could do the same thing, if only people put it at the beginning.
I teach essay writing, so I have strong views about this. ;)
- chadzawistowski 14y agoYou know, I think you're on to something here, but I believe that on forums such as reddit, the tl;dr is usually read first anyways. People seem to skip to the bottom of a long post to see what the conclusion is.
- Pitarou 14y agoSo why not save the reader some effort by putting the TL;DR at the top?