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Why mail it to them? We who hang out at HN may find it awful, but it's mean to smear it in their faces.
by fromhet 14y ago
Why mail it to them? We who hang out at HN may find it awful, but it's mean to smear it in their faces.
- joestringer 14y agoI'm not sure it's intended as a face-smear; but even if it is, personally I'd prefer to receive direct communication with criticism than to find out later that there is a community mocking my work.
- shenberg 14y agoYou're reading it wrong - it's blunt criticism, but it's also constructive. It's not fun to read this, but I find it a lot better than someone saying your X is awesome while thinking privately that it sucks.
- patrickmclaren 14y agoI mailed them based on a number of reasons: 1. Critiquing is an essential step of the design process, 2. They provided an email address at the end of the post, 3. I wanted to ensure that they weren't reinforcing their design biases that had emerged as a result of their 2 month drive to release their concept.