Well, sure, but in the context of a discussion forum it's less helpful, and usually the goal of writing it publicly is to deter potential happy users. We see th

Well, sure, but in the context of a discussion forum it's less helpful, and usually the goal of writing it publicly is to deter potential happy users. We see this often in software support forums where someone has a rare bug and is offended that others won't stop their usage because of it.