It hasn’t personally happened to me but I constantly see examples when reading through threads of other users who had the same question before me.
Though, constructive criticism can be welcome. Words matter, though, and there’s a fine line between offering advice and being a pretentious asshole because you may know more than me about a given topic. To me, the rule that matters above all is “Don’t be a dick.” If all parties enter the conversation with that as the golden rule guiding discourse, the outcome is usually positive — at least certainly not negative.
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It hasn’t personally happened to me but I constantly see examples when reading through threads of other users who had the same question before me.
Though, constructive criticism can be welcome. Words matter, though, and there’s a fine line between offering advice and being a pretentious asshole because you may know more than me about a given topic. To me, the rule that matters above all is “Don’t be a dick.” If all parties enter the conversation with that as the golden rule guiding discourse, the outcome is usually positive — at least certainly not negative.