Is anybody really suggesting politeness as a substitute for clearly stating the problem and expectations? I mean there are really two axes here, right? You can

Is anybody really suggesting politeness as a substitute for clearly stating the problem and expectations? I mean there are really two axes here, right? You can be rude+vague, or polite+precise, etc. Precision ^ | | Rudeness <-----|-----> Politeness | | v Vagueness