I think “don’t abuse X” has more value as a slogan, and it’s more memorable (partly because of its tautological wordiness?). That’s the reason I chose it initially, but your point of view convinced me that it’s worth signalling intellectuality in this case.
I have a non-specific recollection that, generally speaking, phrasing directions in the positive imperative (“Treat dogs well”) rather than a negative imperative (“Do not treat dogs badly”) leads to better rates of recall / compliance.
If it interests you I’ll ask around and find a proper reference.
Accepted your suggestion, thanks a lot!
I think “don’t abuse X” has more value as a slogan, and it’s more memorable (partly because of its tautological wordiness?). That’s the reason I chose it initially, but your point of view convinced me that it’s worth signalling intellectuality in this case.
I have a non-specific recollection that, generally speaking, phrasing directions in the positive imperative (“Treat dogs well”) rather than a negative imperative (“Do not treat dogs badly”) leads to better rates of recall / compliance.
If it interests you I’ll ask around and find a proper reference.
Thanks, I heard about this too, so it’s OK without a reference. Though in this case “treat your productivity systems well” makes for a poor title :)
I think it might be memorable because of the imperative. I’m skeptical that tautology or wordiness are productive, even of memory.