Re: [Inkscape-user] Inkscape can be extremely frustrating
On Thu, Sep 13, 2018 at 4:53 AM Mark Crutch <markc@...2744...> wrote:
Speaking as a software developer myself, I can say that wordiness in bug
reports, although not a "problem" as such, can sometimes
act as a
deterrent. It's the same reason that "me too" comments on bug reports are
discouraged. Generally it's a lot easier for a developer to get to work on
an issue that succinctly describes the nature of the problem, and the
proposed remedy, rather than one that requires reading through a longer
discussion, possibly having to pick out relevant parts from multiple
comments.
Aside: Although I can be guilty of the wordiness, the issue I have is not
so often with bug reports, but mailing lists where every message contains
the entire history of the thread quintuply quoted, including 20 footers
about how to subscribe / unsubscribe / etc. to the point that it resembles
some fancy free-verse poetry. This is what threaded archives are good for.
Take time to erase -- particularly duplicate footers.
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