I am very torn because on the one hand, I really want to appreciate people’s hard work, but on the other hand, just because people work hard doesn’t mean their work has actually improved the Forum.
It’s important to be kind, but it’s also important to be honest. While I think this post could have been better, the most important thing is that it exists at all. And it’s important that it’s not just a feature request—it’s important that the post is clear that some people think the site is getting worse overall.
Agree with Khorton there’s a balance to be struck. But I think it’s critical to be able to provide feedback like ‘The latest version has reached the point where I just don’t see the point of visiting the forum any more’. It’s “particularly loaded” in the sense that it conveys a strong opinion, but that’s a good thing. If it were expressed in a mean way, that’d be a big problem. To me, that comment read like a simple statement of a fact that the forum team would definitely want to know.
Michelle, FWIW I haven’t voted on your comment. While I disagree with you on whether the tone was appropriate and how good the new search is, I really appreciate your give a clear explanation of your downvote of the OP and hope others follow this example.
I am very torn because on the one hand, I really want to appreciate people’s hard work, but on the other hand, just because people work hard doesn’t mean their work has actually improved the Forum.
It’s important to be kind, but it’s also important to be honest. While I think this post could have been better, the most important thing is that it exists at all. And it’s important that it’s not just a feature request—it’s important that the post is clear that some people think the site is getting worse overall.
Agree with Khorton there’s a balance to be struck. But I think it’s critical to be able to provide feedback like ‘The latest version has reached the point where I just don’t see the point of visiting the forum any more’. It’s “particularly loaded” in the sense that it conveys a strong opinion, but that’s a good thing. If it were expressed in a mean way, that’d be a big problem. To me, that comment read like a simple statement of a fact that the forum team would definitely want to know.
Michelle, FWIW I haven’t voted on your comment. While I disagree with you on whether the tone was appropriate and how good the new search is, I really appreciate your give a clear explanation of your downvote of the OP and hope others follow this example.