Me N Betas
People either love me or hate me for beta participation. I dont pull punches when I feel strongly. Sorry.
If you put me in your beta, and I really dont like what I see, you *will* get emails such as:
- "Your use of screen real estate is abyssmal"
- "Can we select better, and darker color schemas? The current choices are burning out my retinas."
- "Come on guys, can we step into the new millenium and get X feature?"
- "We got a great armature here. We just arent hanging enough good features off of it."
- "Your documentation is confusing to the general user. They shouldnt have to infer anything, or look in 3 different places to get at the information. Consolidate and clarify please."
However! I will supply solution ideas to every biting criticism I provide. Sometimes spending an hour or more on said solutions. Depends on how vehemently I want something changed.
Comments
Well you know. Sometimes you just gotta make sure they know you are serious about what you are saying.
I barely acknowledge someone who wouldnt say something with conviction. If you arent serious enough about it to say it strongly, should I be serious enough about it to listen? Doubt it.