What about feedback that’s anonymous but public? This has some other downsides (e.g. misuse potential) but seems to avoid the first two problems you’ve pointed out.
I agree that this doesn’t run into the first two problems, though it could make giving anonymous feedback even more tempting. More practically, it seems like it would be pretty annoying to code, and provide less value than similarly tech-intensive features that are being worked on now. If I hear a lot of other calls for an “anonymous feedback” option, I may consider it more seriously, but in the meantime, I’ll keep pushing for open, honest criticism.
I haven’t read every comment on every post, but so far, I’ve seen barely any posts or comments on the new version of the Forum where someone was criticized and reacted very negatively. Mostly, reactions were like this post (asking for more details) or showed someone updating their views/adding detail and nuance to their arguments.
What about feedback that’s anonymous but public? This has some other downsides (e.g. misuse potential) but seems to avoid the first two problems you’ve pointed out.
I agree that this doesn’t run into the first two problems, though it could make giving anonymous feedback even more tempting. More practically, it seems like it would be pretty annoying to code, and provide less value than similarly tech-intensive features that are being worked on now. If I hear a lot of other calls for an “anonymous feedback” option, I may consider it more seriously, but in the meantime, I’ll keep pushing for open, honest criticism.
I haven’t read every comment on every post, but so far, I’ve seen barely any posts or comments on the new version of the Forum where someone was criticized and reacted very negatively. Mostly, reactions were like this post (asking for more details) or showed someone updating their views/adding detail and nuance to their arguments.