I don’t like this way of beginning comments. Just make your substantive criticism without the expression of exasperation.
(I’m having a little trouble putting into words exactly why this bothers me. Is it wrong to feel exasperated? No. Is it wrong to express it? No. But this particular way of expressing it feels impolite and uncharitable to me.
I think saying, “I think this is wrong, and I’m frustrated that people make this kind of mistake”, or something like that, would be okay—you’re expressing your frustration, and you’re owning it.
But squeezing that all into just, “Oh God” feels too flippant and dismissive. It feels like saying, “O geez, I can’t believe you’ve written something so dumb. Let me correct you...” which is just not how I want us to talk to each other on this forum.)
Yeah, bad choice of words in hindsight, especially since I was criticizing the subject of the article, not necessarily its contents.
But now there’s 2 comments which are in part reacting to the way my comment opens up, so by editing it I’d be confusing any further reader of this discussion if ever there was one.
So I think it’s the lesser of two evils to leave it as is.
I don’t like this way of beginning comments. Just make your substantive criticism without the expression of exasperation.
(I’m having a little trouble putting into words exactly why this bothers me. Is it wrong to feel exasperated? No. Is it wrong to express it? No. But this particular way of expressing it feels impolite and uncharitable to me.
I think saying, “I think this is wrong, and I’m frustrated that people make this kind of mistake”, or something like that, would be okay—you’re expressing your frustration, and you’re owning it.
But squeezing that all into just, “Oh God” feels too flippant and dismissive. It feels like saying, “O geez, I can’t believe you’ve written something so dumb. Let me correct you...” which is just not how I want us to talk to each other on this forum.)
Yeah, bad choice of words in hindsight, especially since I was criticizing the subject of the article, not necessarily its contents.
But now there’s 2 comments which are in part reacting to the way my comment opens up, so by editing it I’d be confusing any further reader of this discussion if ever there was one.
So I think it’s the lesser of two evils to leave it as is.