> So really the discussion is much more like "Does condition X provide a 3 or a 4 percent boost?"
I think it's more like whether it brings a 400% boost. It is definitely an important discussion to have. Whether Twitter is the place is another story.
I agree. Also note that moving from a 1% chance of success to a 4% chance of success _is_ a 400% boost. It also may be trivial. Moving from .1 to .4 works the same way. Both statements can be true at the same time.
These things get tricky quickly. In a different medium, say forcing yourself to 100 characters instead of 280, we would have even more of a difficult time discussing it.
I think it's more like whether it brings a 400% boost. It is definitely an important discussion to have. Whether Twitter is the place is another story.