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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