On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 3:54 PM, David Levy lifeisunfair@gmail.com wrote:
Anthony wrote:
You certainly should revert Gwern's changes. There's no dispute about that.
Indeed, but that's a different context; we were discussing the appropriateness of Gwern's experiment and ones like it.
So we need to weigh the harm vs. the benefits, right?
What's a "consensus-backed experiment"?
An experiment whose validity and appropriateness have been affirmed by the community.
I'm not letting you out that easy. What does it mean to "have been affirmed by the community"?