[quote]Apoklyps wrote:
Telling a guy that his diet is awful is about as useful as telling a smoker that smoking’s bad for him. It serves no productive purpose.
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I think it’s more like telling a guy who wants to lose some weight how to lose weight. I’d point out that plenty of experienced posters told the OP exactly what was wrong with his diet. We didn’t just say that’s shit and move on.[/quote]
Something I’ve learned in my profession is that, whenever I say something is bad, it is up to me to include a way to make it better. It’s usually marked as the difference between “complaining” and “criticizing”, with the latter being far more productive than the former. It’s something I try to incorporate whenever I offer advice. Say what is bad, but include how to make it not bad.
It tends to make things go over better in my experience.
[quote]Apoklyps wrote:
Telling a guy that his diet is awful is about as useful as telling a smoker that smoking’s bad for him. It serves no productive purpose.
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I think it’s more like telling a guy who wants to lose some weight how to lose weight. I’d point out that plenty of experienced posters told the OP exactly what was wrong with his diet. We didn’t just say that’s shit and move on.[/quote]
Something I’ve learned in my profession is that, whenever I say something is bad, it is up to me to include a way to make it better. It’s usually marked as the difference between “complaining” and “criticizing”, with the latter being far more productive than the former. It’s something I try to incorporate whenever I offer advice. Say what is bad, but include how to make it not bad.
It tends to make things go over better in my experience.[/quote]
I agree with your point, I don’t feel it applies in this particular situation, but I will happily apologise if my first post comes off dickish.