Critical and picky - here I go again.

[JVN]

Originally Posted by Andy Baker

flame away... I can take it.

Flame, flame, flame, flame, flame...


Seriously though.
Baker's 200% right (a rare occurance, I know ).
This exact topic has been bugging me for the past few weeks.

It's one thing to be inquisitive:
"Wow, how much does that weigh? How did you get that to work!?"

It's another thing to be degrading:
"Too heavy. That'll never work unless you blah blah..."

And something Andy left out, my favorite is always:
"We thought of that... but decided it was stupid/heavy/not for us..."
If you ever find yourself typing those words, or similar words... unless they are immediately followed with "But this is awesome! We couldn't have done it this well!" just stop.

Andy--
You're gearbox will never work. We thought of a ball drive, but decided it was impractical. Techno-wang? we can do it better.
*salutes*

JVN