I think this is good advice. As some feedback, I’d focus on the fact that usabiliy testing is a pull operation, not a push—it takes a lot of effort to guide customers/reviewers toward helpful dimensions. The lessons don’t necessarily apply to online forums or other communication channels.
I also think, that around here, some ideas seem to take root despite significant challenges in early comments—this isn’t a matter of not getting feedback, but of not listening to feedback.
Regardless, this is good advice to people who are looking to strengthen their ideas.
I also think, that around here, some ideas seem to take root despite significant challenges in early comments—this isn’t a matter of not getting feedback, but of not listening to feedback.
Nevertheless, salient top-level comments criticizing the post are nonetheless important for signaling that strong yet intelligent pushback exists (important because of Lonely Dissent reasons) and for coordinating opposition to attempts to introduce a flawed/incoherent/flat-out wrong concept into the site zeitgeist (examples that jump to mind are Kenshō, Circling, etc).
As some feedback, I’d focus on the fact that usabiliy testing is a pull operation, not a push
Could you say more about this? I’m not sure that I know what you’re referring to, here.
I also think, that around here, some ideas seem to take root despite significant challenges in early comments—this isn’t a matter of not getting feedback, but of not listening to feedback.
That’s… true-ish, I think, but my intuition here is that lack of feedback (of a slightly different sort) is responsible for this effect too. But I am not very sure of this; I’d have to think about some specific examples of this to have a better idea of what’s going on there.
I think this is good advice. As some feedback, I’d focus on the fact that usabiliy testing is a pull operation, not a push—it takes a lot of effort to guide customers/reviewers toward helpful dimensions. The lessons don’t necessarily apply to online forums or other communication channels.
I also think, that around here, some ideas seem to take root despite significant challenges in early comments—this isn’t a matter of not getting feedback, but of not listening to feedback.
Regardless, this is good advice to people who are looking to strengthen their ideas.
Seems right (Frame Control is an example of this).
Nevertheless, salient top-level comments criticizing the post are nonetheless important for signaling that strong yet intelligent pushback exists (important because of Lonely Dissent reasons) and for coordinating opposition to attempts to introduce a flawed/incoherent/flat-out wrong concept into the site zeitgeist (examples that jump to mind are Kenshō, Circling, etc).
Could you say more about this? I’m not sure that I know what you’re referring to, here.
That’s… true-ish, I think, but my intuition here is that lack of feedback (of a slightly different sort) is responsible for this effect too. But I am not very sure of this; I’d have to think about some specific examples of this to have a better idea of what’s going on there.