There's a difference between gratuitous negativity and criticism of an idea. To quote the article introducing the guideline: > By [gratuitous negativity] we me

There's a difference between gratuitous negativity and criticism of an idea. To quote the article introducing the guideline: > By [gratuitous negativity] we mean negativity that adds nothing of substance to a comment. I would say that what I've seen here tends to be constructive. Even the criticisms of speed are not gratuitous - they're about an important issue affecting the site. I do see some comments that are needlessly negative, so props for the reminder, but I wouldn't call it "an awful lot".