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Words do in fact mean things, and that's why there's so many of them. Abuse and misuse are two similar words with distinct connotations. Abusing something means
by freehunter 9y ago
Words do in fact mean things, and that's why there's so many of them. Abuse and misuse are two similar words with distinct connotations. Abusing something means it's intentional and is causing significant harm. Misusing something means using it in a way that could be accidental or intentional, but is contrary to the way the thing should be used.
I have to agree with the other person, unless this was done intentionally and the programmer knew it would cause damage, calling it abuse sounds overly dramatic. I think the word misuse is far more accurate here.
- eropple 9y agoSend an email to misuse@example.com and explain the problem and I'm sure someone will get right on it. Wait--you mean to tell me it's abuse@ for a reason...?
- deleted 9y ago[deleted]
- Brian_K_White 9y agoThe second they said "we're not fixing that" it became conscious deliberate inconsiderate abuse. That was a typical and awful response to that bug report. The original poster essentially pointed out some bad engineering. "it works for most people" is an utter crap response to that.