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<p>Hi,</p>
<p>> I think you crossed that with your initial comment already.</p>
<p>I obviously disagree with that, otherwise I would not have
written that at the first place. That being said, there is a
reason harsh criticism exists. The idea is to make it less likely
such things to happen again, which is only beneficial to the
project.<br>
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<p>We are not interested in well-being of the patch authors, I don't
think this is the place for that. The authors, that includes me,
must be open to criticism.</p>
<p>If you are someone who gets offended by criticism, then I'm sorry
software development, or any scientific field, is not a right
place for you.<br>
</p>
<p>> You can give feedback in so many ways that can be way more
constructive, even if it may be frustrating.</p>
<p>My feedback _is_ constructive, as I stated what went wrong with
the changes, that is unlike the subject person's approach where he
insulted myself personally and engaged in so-called revert wars.</p>
<p>As said, the tone of criticism should be proportional to the
effects of the cause. If your 10 lines of change causes multiple
regressions, then it means you deserve such criticism. The idea is
to make the authors think and act twice to not let the same thing
happen again.</p>
<p>For the last years, I have been trying hard to fix the sorry
state of the interface and I can not let the progress simply get
eradicated.<br>
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<p>> You already took the punisher role to yourself here</p>
<p>I don't think anyone can get "punished" with words. Punishment
means action by limiting rights and I have no privilege for that
(I have neither blocking nor approver rights).<br>
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<p>I would not expect VLC developers to get offended by criticism. I
would expect VLC developers to take the criticism, albeit harsh,
and improve themselves. Again, that obviously includes me.</p>
<p>I'm not part of a political agenda that effectively wants to
forbid criticism and punishment.</p>
<p>Sincerely,<br>
Fatih<br>
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