Apologies for having you guys wait. Mad has been helping me out with giving the UI a little of a autumn feel.
He began helping me a little yesterday. Also added more leaves, which he helped me by painting some custom leaves to make it all flow together.
I appreciate to hear from you guys who have waited with patience. If I can chat with Mad today and if he's willing, I might actually complete the UI today. ;P
This is super. I really like how the design is shaping up. And you couldn't be working a better artist-partner than Mad; I'm really pleased that I'm not the
only one monopolizing him. xD
And, of course,
It's as Kyrbi0 would say 'Axesome'
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MiniMage said:
The golden rule of complaints. If something that others considers to be good, is considered bad by you, then you need to properly explain why you think that and suggests ideas to replace the thing you are complaining about.
Dalvengyr said:
It's not so much a "rule" as it is an "unwritten standard of common courtesy".
It really stems, at it's most foundational, from the idea of
"Show Your Support"; don't just say something,
support it. If you have an opinion, think about the
why or
how; e.g.:
"I don't like the leaves... they are too bright"
"I don't like the leaves... they ruin the feelz"
Whatever.
This stems from the study of linguistics, where a guy named Paul Grice formulated a series of statements known as
Grice's Maxims. They stem from the
Cooperative Principle (i.e. "communication between people is meant to be as cooperative as possible, in order to facilitate the exchange of information").
Next to that would be
(what I just learned about today) what are known as the accompanying
Politeness Maxims, perhaps more pertinent to this discussion.
MiniMage makes the point that he would like more than just a simple "I like/dislike this"; he wants to know
what you like/dislike so he can make it better (if necessary/possible). This is
especially true for someone with a divergent (from the majority) opinion; i.e. "if all these other people like it, what reason have you to disagree?" It's OK to disagree, but not thoughtlessly.
/soapbox