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Re:How to Write Usefully by mochialex on Friday February 21, 2020 @05:56AM (#22382279)
Ditto for correctness, importance, and strength. In effect the four components are like numbers you can multiply together to get a score for usefulness.

What is the fourth component?

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Re:How to Write Usefully by iainmerrick on Friday February 21, 2020 @08:05AM (#22382770)
Novelty.
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