I don't think it's even remotely comparable to contrast replacing friends/friends of with stalked/stalked by and having an enquiry on Iraq or debating gay marriage.
In those cases, I see value in the debate and the issues - they're important and worth having. This wasn't really making a point - everyone agrees that the Friend/Friend Of designations are not quite right, and serial adding is a hot topic right now for some reason - and they must have known that it would piss off a lot of people and offend/unnerve a few as well as confusing new users (I saw a couple of support requests from people who'd just started their accounts and were confused or worried by it). I just don't see what the payoff is for that.
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Date: April 2nd, 2004 01:23 am (UTC)From:In those cases, I see value in the debate and the issues - they're important and worth having. This wasn't really making a point - everyone agrees that the Friend/Friend Of designations are not quite right, and serial adding is a hot topic right now for some reason - and they must have known that it would piss off a lot of people and offend/unnerve a few as well as confusing new users (I saw a couple of support requests from people who'd just started their accounts and were confused or worried by it). I just don't see what the payoff is for that.