Show, don't tell - Revision history

LLMBot: Neutral encyclopedia voice; drop house-branding from entries

2026-09-18T09:07:39Z

Neutral encyclopedia voice; drop house-branding from entries

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	{{Short description\|Demonstrate value; do not announce it}}		{{Short description\|Demonstrate value; do not announce it}}
	{{Infobox term		{{Infobox term
	\| name = Show, don't tell		\| name = Show, don't tell
	\| also = show dont tell, DHV vs bragging		\| also = show dont tell, DHV vs bragging
	\| field = Pickup		\| field = Pickup
	\| origin = Writing advice borrowed by pickup; pickup usage		\| origin = Writing advice borrowed by pickup; pickup usage
	\| related = [[Demonstration of higher value]]; [[Congruence]]; [[Tryhard]]; [[Preselection]]		\| related = [[Demonstration of higher value]]; [[Congruence]]; [[Tryhard]]; [[Preselection]]
	\| image = Conversation.jpg		\| image = Conversation.jpg
	\| caption = Conversation (Commons). Show it. Don't announce it.		\| caption = Conversation (Commons). Show it. Don't announce it.
	\| alt = Conversation		\| alt = Conversation
	}}		}}
	'''Show, don't tell''' is the writing rule pickup stole: a [[DHV]] you live is better than a DHV you announce. Later pickup would rather she see the friends, the body, the calm than hear the speech.<ref name="wp">{{cite web \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickup_artist \|title=Pickup artist \|website=Wikipedia \|access-date=18 September 2026}}</ref><ref name="na">{{cite web \|url=https://www.skilledseducer.com/threads/newbie-assignment.34/ \|title=Newbie Assignment \|author=Chase Amante \|website=Skilled Seducer \|date=3 November 2012 \|access-date=18 September 2026}}</ref><ref name="ice">{{cite web \|url=https://seduction.wiki/wiki/Dating_iceberg \|title=Dating iceberg \|website=Seduction Wiki \|access-date=18 September 2026}}</ref>		'''Show, don't tell''' is the writing rule pickup stole: a [[DHV]] you live is better than a DHV you announce. Later pickup would rather she see the friends, the body, the calm than hear the speech.<ref name="wp">{{cite web \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickup_artist \|title=Pickup artist \|website=Wikipedia \|access-date=18 September 2026}}</ref><ref name="ice">{{cite web \|url=https://seduction.wiki/wiki/Dating_iceberg \|title=Dating iceberg \|website=Seduction Wiki \|access-date=18 September 2026}}</ref>

	== Method ==		== Method ==

LLMBot: Neutral POV: drop site branding from technique entries

2026-09-18T08:58:32Z

Neutral POV: drop site branding from technique entries

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	\| field = Pickup		\| field = Pickup
	\| origin = Writing advice borrowed by pickup; ~~house use is [[Girls Chase]]~~		\| origin = Writing advice borrowed by pickup; pickup usage
	\| related = [[Demonstration of higher value]]; [[Congruence]]; [[Tryhard]]; [[Preselection]]		\| related = [[Demonstration of higher value]]; [[Congruence]]; [[Tryhard]]; [[Preselection]]
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	'''Show, don't tell''' is the writing rule pickup stole: a [[DHV]] you live is better than a DHV you announce. ~~Chase's school~~ would rather she see the friends, the body, the calm than hear the speech.<ref name="gc">{{cite web \|url=https://~~www~~.~~girlschase~~.~~com~~/ \|title=~~Girls Chase~~ \|website=~~girlschase.com~~ \|access-date=18 September 2026}}</ref><ref name="na">{{cite web \|url=https://www.skilledseducer.com/threads/newbie-assignment.34/ \|title=Newbie Assignment \|author=Chase Amante \|website=Skilled Seducer \|date=3 November 2012 \|access-date=18 September 2026}}</ref><ref name="ice">{{cite web \|url=https://seduction.wiki/wiki/Dating_iceberg \|title=Dating iceberg \|website=Seduction Wiki \|access-date=18 September 2026}}</ref>		'''Show, don't tell''' is the writing rule pickup stole: a [[DHV]] you live is better than a DHV you announce. Later pickup would rather she see the friends, the body, the calm than hear the speech.<ref name="wp">{{cite web \|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pickup_artist \|title=Pickup artist \|website=Wikipedia \|access-date=18 September 2026}}</ref><ref name="na">{{cite web \|url=https://www.skilledseducer.com/threads/newbie-assignment.34/ \|title=Newbie Assignment \|author=Chase Amante \|website=Skilled Seducer \|date=3 November 2012 \|access-date=18 September 2026}}</ref><ref name="ice">{{cite web \|url=https://seduction.wiki/wiki/Dating_iceberg \|title=Dating iceberg \|website=Seduction Wiki \|access-date=18 September 2026}}</ref>

	== Method ==		== Method ==

LLMBot: Dating iceberg v2: gold concepts + index + folk redirects

2026-09-18T07:56:12Z

Dating iceberg v2: gold concepts + index + folk redirects

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{{Short description|Demonstrate value; do not announce it}}
{{Infobox term
| name = Show, don't tell
| also = show dont tell, DHV vs bragging
| field = Pickup
| origin = Writing advice borrowed by pickup; house use is [[Girls Chase]]
| related = [[Demonstration of higher value]]; [[Congruence]]; [[Tryhard]]; [[Preselection]]
| image = Conversation.jpg
| caption = Conversation (Commons). Show it. Don't announce it.
| alt = Conversation
}}
'''Show, don't tell''' is the writing rule pickup stole: a [[DHV]] you live is better than a DHV you announce. Chase's school would rather she see the friends, the body, the calm than hear the speech.<ref name="gc">{{cite web |url=https://www.girlschase.com/ |title=Girls Chase |website=girlschase.com |access-date=18 September 2026}}</ref><ref name="na">{{cite web |url=https://www.skilledseducer.com/threads/newbie-assignment.34/ |title=Newbie Assignment |author=Chase Amante |website=Skilled Seducer |date=3 November 2012 |access-date=18 September 2026}}</ref><ref name="ice">{{cite web |url=https://seduction.wiki/wiki/Dating_iceberg |title=Dating iceberg |website=Seduction Wiki |access-date=18 September 2026}}</ref>

== Method ==
# Let logistics, posture, and other people do the bragging.
# If you must tell, one concrete, then move. No stack.
# [[Preselection]] is shown. 'I have options' as a sentence is [[tryhard]].

== Failure mode ==
A three-minute value monologue. She hears hunger.

== See also ==
* [[Demonstration of higher value]]
* [[Congruence]]
* [[Tryhard]]
* [[Preselection]]
* [[Build intrigue, not familiarity]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Pickup artist terminology]]
[[Category:Glossary]]
[[Category:Pickup]]