Ratings
Every post gets two numbers from 1 to 5. They say what kind of post it is, not how good it is.
What you take away
practical conceptual
1 of 5. Practical. Something you can implement directly.
2 of 5. Mostly practical. Something to implement, with the idea behind it.
3 of 5. Between practical and conceptual. An idea, and a way to put it to work.
4 of 5. Mostly conceptual. An idea to think with, and an example of where it helps.
5 of 5. Conceptual. A way of seeing your work. No steps to follow, but you think differently afterwards.
How it’s argued
casual scientific
1 of 5. Casual. Told from experience, the way you’d explain it to a colleague.
2 of 5. Mostly casual. Told from experience, with a term or a source here and there.
3 of 5. Between casual and scientific. Stories from experience, and other people’s work beside them.
4 of 5. Mostly scientific. Defined terms and other people’s work, with a story or two.
5 of 5. Scientific. Defined terms and other people’s work. Somebody could write a paper about it.