On Sat, Jun 5, 2010 at 3:37 PM, David Levy <[email protected]> wrote: > Sue Gardner wrote: >> Feedback is great, but it irritates me when people start using words >> like "stupid" -- that's what I was responding to. > > Perhaps you misread the context. Austin wrote the word "stupid" as a > hypothetical example of nonconstructive commentary that should be > avoided. No one has hurled an insult.
Moreover "feedback" can itself be perceived as an insult. Imagine that someone cleaning your office took your important paperwork and dumped it in a bin. You complain— "Hey we need that stuff to be accessible!" and they retort "Thank you for your _feedback_. We'll consider it during our future cleaning plans". We're not just providing feedback here. We're collectively making a decision, as we've always done, thank you very much. _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
