Mud slinging versus genuine criticism

[Bob Sneidar]

If Sean doesn’t like the product, he is certainly within his rights to cancel his subscription and cut off all associations. 

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> On Oct 23, 2021, at 09:47, Richmond via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> I am revisiting Sean Cole's posting as some valuable feedback seems
> to have got mixed up with some ridiculous claims:
> 
> 1. "my opinion counts for nothing here"  Well, Yes, there is a slight feeling re that as there has been vrry little direct
> feedback from LiveCode central.
> 
> 2. "purchasing a 2-year licence for HTML5 with the promise that it would get fixed"
> 
> Yup: not very good at keeping promises.
> 
> 3. "You guys put me in hospital more than once." Possibly one of the most preposterous accusations I have
> ever seen in my life. The reason someone ended up in hospital was because they were ill: and it would be a tough,
> tough call to demonstrate a causal effect from a piece of software to one's physical/mental state.
> 
> Actually a very cheap shot indeed which, of course, makes me want to go "Poo Poo" to the other points he made.
> 
> 4. "Asking people to fill out a survey will only cause more of your users to
> become disappointed when 'their' extremely valid top 10 bugs get lost in
> the flood of other people's, probably only based on how many remember the
> same matching ones. When 'theirs' don't get fixed, it will only feed their
> despondency."
> 
> I tend to agree with that one.
> 
> 5. messed up script editor: what is wrong with it? It certainly would be nice to know as I have used LiveCode's script
> editors for about 21 years with no obviosu problems at all.
> 
> 6. messed up dictionary: not obviously: just the odd one or 2 things that might be explained better.
> 
> 7. messed up property inspector: not that I am aware of.
> 
> Certainly in any type of attempt at constructive criticism those last 3 points need to be elaborated on extensively.
> 
> 8. "use your product for real-world stuff yourself and try to do it without having to use workarounds!"
> 
> Well: there's a blanket statement to out blanket statements.
> 
> Is my Devawriter Pro (for wonky academics and bonkers yoga heads to type stuff in dead Indian languages)
> real-world stuff? Are the ESL-for-kiddies content reinforcement and delivery standalones real-world stuff?
> They both are insofar as they are used constantly: especially the latter, by children who, oddly enough,
> seem to be getting better at the aspects of English those standalones help them reinforce.
> 
> I suspect Sean Cole may turn his nose up at us "bottom-feeders" who use LiveCode for what are, really, bloody
> basic, humdrum requirements: but they do make one hell of a difference to the learning experiences of a lot
> of children.
> 
> I am sorry to unearth this, but I do feel that this 'situation' that has arisen has to be examined fully for some good
> to come out of it.
> 
> Richmond.
> 
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