Thread: Constructive Criticism: what is is and what it ain't...
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2010-01-07 , 18:54
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#95
Originally Posted by krisse View Post
Some criticism is valuable, but some of it isn't.

Criticism in the true sense of the word ought to be totally factual and unemotional, but a lot of the time it's just used as an excuse for being insulting or provocative.

How is starting a thread saying "this community/device/platform sucks" valuable?

How is accusing the entire forum of being "fanbois" valuable?

How is implying that a device or platform is "garbage" valuable?
Actually, I believe all data is valuable. I.e. the percentage who calls a device garbage can be compared between the N97 and the N900. Based on that, you can evaluate if your experience with the N97 should prevent you from getting a N900 device.

Despite being unable to use Newegg for buying stuff, I often use Neweggs comments while doing research. There's especially three things I consider: The percentage of people giving a product 5 stars - should be above a certain level. 1 stars, should be below a certain level. Then, I will read only the 1 star comments.

If the 1 star comments were all like whathisname's threads, I would happily buy the product. If they were saying stuff like "incompatible", I would not.