On Thu, Oct 24, 2019 at 10:06:00AM -0400, Randy Barlow wrote: > On Thu, 2019-10-24 at 08:09 -0400, Stephen Gallagher wrote: > > There's a very large difference between feedback like "I think the > > user experience is suboptimal here, for this reason" and "I don't > > like the entire design, you should scrap it and start over". > > > > In the first case, it's possible to incorporate that into an existing > > project if the benefits justify the investment. In the latter case, > > it requires a *substantial* reinvestment in work while simultaneously > > demoralizing and disrespecting the people who have been working on > > it. It's a fundamental difference between constructive and > > destructive criticism. > > It's possible to respectfully suggest that an entirely different design > is worth considering. That is true, but the wording used also implied that this design has not been considered. Communication is hard. Pierre
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