I didn’t vote, but maybe a sense that the poster should have tried asking the organizers privately first (and mentioned in the post if that hadn’t worked?)
FWIW I’m happy this question was asked publicly: I had no idea about this ruling (which is just extremely cruel and unhelpful) and this is a serious inclusion issue.
That’s fair, although asking privately first doesn’t mean not raising the issue publicly.
Because of how the Forum software works, many more people may see the original question rather than the organizer’s response. (This is also true of many ways of raising issues.) So I think one upside of asking privately first, and posting the answer along with the concern, is ensuring that as many people as possible see the answer. Doing so also would prevent potential anxiety if the answer is that the (proposed?)[1] regulations would have no effect on non-new construction, which seems likely to be the case.
It’s unclear if anything has actually changed yet. In August 2023, it was said that “[t]he changes will be made through Building Regulations and accompanying guidance” (emphasis mine).
I asked in public because I believe that multiple people could benefit from the answer and that’s more efficient than multiple people asking the same question in private emails. Regardless, I don’t care about the post’s karma or what anyone thinks about my decision to ask publicly except for the EA Forum staff or the EAG organizers.
I didn’t vote, but maybe a sense that the poster should have tried asking the organizers privately first (and mentioned in the post if that hadn’t worked?)
FWIW I’m happy this question was asked publicly: I had no idea about this ruling (which is just extremely cruel and unhelpful) and this is a serious inclusion issue.
That’s fair, although asking privately first doesn’t mean not raising the issue publicly.
Because of how the Forum software works, many more people may see the original question rather than the organizer’s response. (This is also true of many ways of raising issues.) So I think one upside of asking privately first, and posting the answer along with the concern, is ensuring that as many people as possible see the answer. Doing so also would prevent potential anxiety if the answer is that the (proposed?)[1] regulations would have no effect on non-new construction, which seems likely to be the case.
It’s unclear if anything has actually changed yet. In August 2023, it was said that “[t]he changes will be made through Building Regulations and accompanying guidance” (emphasis mine).
I asked in public because I believe that multiple people could benefit from the answer and that’s more efficient than multiple people asking the same question in private emails. Regardless, I don’t care about the post’s karma or what anyone thinks about my decision to ask publicly except for the EA Forum staff or the EAG organizers.
Let’s test that. I’d love it if the people who down-voted OP “agree” vote Jason’s (Edited to add next sentence) or Chris’ interpretations. Thanks!