Very fair feedback! I’ll try to make that framing more explicit, though I don’t expect I’ll use a survey — it adds an extra step, stops the author from getting notified when feedback happens (I have to share with them separately), and risks promoting a norm of “don’t explain why you dislike things in public”, which I think is very unhealthy for the Forum.
(For example, a comment like Peter Hartree’s, particularly the useful suggestion of hiring a professional for the same price, is one I’m very glad to have be public, for this author and for other authors who might try something similar.)
Very fair feedback! I’ll try to make that framing more explicit, though I don’t expect I’ll use a survey — it adds an extra step, stops the author from getting notified when feedback happens (I have to share with them separately), and risks promoting a norm of “don’t explain why you dislike things in public”, which I think is very unhealthy for the Forum.
(For example, a comment like Peter Hartree’s, particularly the useful suggestion of hiring a professional for the same price, is one I’m very glad to have be public, for this author and for other authors who might try something similar.)