Comments on: Hey, Lose the Pedantic Negativity

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By: Marshall

Marshall — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 21:55:16 +0000

Im not Afraid I totally agree. Very well said, Ryan

By: Bзлoмщик

Bзлoмщик — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:48:57 +0000

Можно и подискутировать по этому поводу … :)

By: Даниил Попов

Даниил Попов — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:43:35 +0000

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By: Cilvelim

Cilvelim — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:37:15 +0000

We built Tipster in three days in Django"

Is there some kind of Carsonified gospel that says you can't take longer than a week to build an app? Mattinator, Twiggy and Tipster all come off as being completely unfinished because nobody spent any real time on them. I'm sure your guys are capable of great work, so why not give them longer than a week to make something you can all be proud of?

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diet pills for menopausal women — Fri, 22 May 2009 22:50:12 +0000

you are right ryan, constructive criticism is such a great way to criticize web designs. you just have to make sure that this kind of criticism can be understood by the one whom you are criticizing.

By: Tejas Shukla

Tejas Shukla — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:36:58 +0000

I think it doesn't matter for those who have thick skin, but it does for those who don't, it hurts a lot and they afraid to do something new. And I think this is really a bad part of society and surely its poor social skills.

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Tejas Shukla — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:36:58 +0000

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By: Jan

Jan — Fri, 22 May 2009 08:19:18 +0000

I totally agree. Very well said, Ryan.

By: Acai

Acai — Tue, 19 May 2009 18:14:54 +0000

Web designers need thick skins. I get put down all the time: am I bothered by it? Not in the slightest.

By: Grokodile

Grokodile — Mon, 18 May 2009 11:53:42 +0000

Negativity is easy. It is less risky than being positive.

People, just like politicians, can always find reasons something shouldn't be done, can't be done or won't be done. Just substitute "work" for "done" depending on the subject.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Mon, 18 May 2009 03:21:55 +0000

"We built Tipster in three days in Django, for fun, and the first thing someone does is laugh at us. "

What did you expect? ;)

By: Steave Andrew

Steave Andrew — Tue, 12 May 2009 12:51:09 +0000

The thing with this industry is that people always believe they can do a better job, even if they can't. People think, "I could do that, therefore I could have done a better job". I think the phrase, it's harder than it looks applies a lot to the web.

By: jhon

jhon — Tue, 12 May 2009 12:20:56 +0000

You have a very valid point, why are we all so quick to criticise when what we should do is encourage. http://www.salefor.us http://www.tvforpc.us

By: jhon

jhon — Tue, 12 May 2009 12:20:00 +0000

You have a very valid point, why are we all so quick to criticise when what we should do is encourage. http://www.salefor.us http://www.tvforpc.us

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By: Dave Ellis

Dave Ellis — Fri, 08 May 2009 15:31:18 +0000

Storm in a teacup springs to mind.

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By: msn nick

msn nick — Fri, 08 May 2009 02:56:13 +0000

I wouldn't say that the narky tone of voice is industry-specific – cf the article on Anne Applebaum mentioned by Ryan.. everyone's at it!

In agreement with everyone who's commented here (whose comments I actually read, rather than just posting my own blah) – and isn't there also an issue with opacity not being backwards-compatible? Can't remember…

By: sgk

sgk — Fri, 08 May 2009 01:19:34 +0000

I completely agree, it also makes our industry look bad if our people snipe at each other in public.

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By: Aircndtioning Flter

Aircndtioning Flter — Mon, 04 May 2009 18:39:05 +0000

Great post, I totally agree: this pedantic negativity sometimes kills not only innovation and creativity, but also the motivation which is needed to improve a product continuously. Sometimes, it's no fun at all to listen to the voices out there.

By: fbliss

fbliss — Mon, 04 May 2009 14:22:27 +0000

@Andrew Ingram – I don't think there is anything to read into, its apparent. What is also apparent in the negative comment(s) is an inherent insecurity that is expressed as faux-authoritative critique. Anytime someone feels threatened, even on a subconscious level, they attempt to take the threat down a notch and this is a classic case of that. I'm sure the person who made the comment would deny it up and down but what would really excite me is to see someone retract a comment like that and acknowledge it was an inappropriate way to approach it. Making an apology like that takes a lot of courage and speaks very well to a person's character, and I think gains that person a lot of respect in the end.

By: this week in UX « Jonathan Hung

this week in UX « Jonathan Hung — Fri, 01 May 2009 17:48:12 +0000

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By: Chris Q

Chris Q — Fri, 01 May 2009 14:42:51 +0000

Don't allow the negativity to drag you down on a personal level. I know this kind of "open" negative feedback is not so common as "anonymous" negative feedback – but I see it rising. Like a web version of road rage – everyone is automatically aggressive. We seem to be going through "ugly" times on an inter-personal level.

In a medium where the number of potential viewers is vast – some negativity is almost to be expected.

I don't know if any others have had this – but in the last couple of months I have had clients ask me to remove/disable comments and feedback .

They supply their legal required email and contact details and said – and I paraphrase of course – screw the f***in immature kiddies and their silly comments or bot junk.

When it starts to undermine the "industry" – then is when it worries me.

And do you know what – I used to try and be an apologist and say – well we try to filter blah blah blah.. It's just a minority … Now – I tend to agree with them! But what can you do?

By: ryancarson

ryancarson — Fri, 01 May 2009 06:22:44 +0000

You obviously don't live in the UK like I do :)