> I'm putting those who offer criticism of the community at large in a position to justify why they're surprised by the outcome. I'm not surprised. I'm disappo

> I'm putting those who offer criticism of the community at large in a position to justify why they're surprised by the outcome. I'm not surprised. I'm disappointed. > If you expect the community who uses your software to uncritically accept what you've done and offer no negative feedback [...] My point isn't that there shouldn't be feedback. Feedback is important, both positive and negative, especially if it's constructive. But you can and should (and this is really my point) present negative feedback in a manner that is respectful of the project and the developers. It doesn't need to be unkind. Take this exchange, for example. We may disagree, you may dislike my arguments and I may dislike yours, but we're having a civil discussion. This is healthy. Some of the feedback in relation to this feature on the other hand wasn't in good faith and wasn't civil. There have been allegations of covert data collection, personal attacks on the developers and vocabulary such as 'piece of crap'. This is the behavior I'm criticizing.