The solution to that is to make potentially damaging operations reversible, not to throw the problem back in the user's face. In fact, this is a very reliable d

The solution to that is to make potentially damaging operations reversible, not to throw the problem back in the user's face. In fact, this is a very reliable design smell: any time you find yourself throwing something back in the user's face, stop and think about the problem for a few minutes. 99% of the time, the right solution is to provide more reversibility instead.