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Thanks. It was really bugging me that I couldn't think of optimistic reasons for that policy. I still don't agree with it, but I suppose anyone who doesn't can

Thanks. It was really bugging me that I couldn't think of optimistic reasons for that policy. I still don't agree with it, but I suppose anyone who doesn't can just make their own instance or find one with different rules.

monadgonad 6y ago
Remember that having that rule doesn't stop people from asking for advice. If someone wants to say, "this sucks! What's a better way of doing it?" they still can. The rule-as-written doesn't even preclude a replier from asking, "I've got a suggestion, if you're interested?" (although that might still be frowned upon, it still comes across a lot better than "have you tried this?")