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Object level and Meta level

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[-]MichaelA4y32

FWIW, I feel that this entry doesn't capture all/most of how I see "meta-level" used. 

Here's my attempted description, which I wrote for another purpose. Feel free to draw on it here and/or to suggest ways it could be improved.

  • Meta-level and object-level = typically, “object-level” means something like “Concerning the actual topic at hand” while “Meta-level” means something like “Concerning how the topic is being tackled/researched/discussed, or concerning more general principles/categories related to this actual topic”
    • E.g., “Meta-level: I really appreciate this style of comment; I think you having a policy of making this sort of comment is quite useful in expectation. Object-level: I disagree with your argument because [reasons]”
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[-]Yoav Ravid4y30

One of those tags I'm surprised we didn't already have. Good job on noticing and writing it!

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[-]plex4y10

Should this be "and" or "vs" in the tag title?

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[-]niplav4y10

I'm in favour of keeping the and – it keeps the implication that a conversation can switch between meta and object level.

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