[shakna]

Diplomacy is not always necessary to get productivity.

Tip-toeing around the issue can make things much worse.

It is much easier to say, "Stop. That's stupid, try again."

Than to try and cherrypick what they've done right, because often times, there isn't anything useful there.

Considering that Gates, Jobs, and Torvalds all have stories where they tell someone what they're doing is stupid, and actually get a decent product out at the end of the day, it doesn't seem like diplomacy is necessary at all.

[pconner]

> "Stop. That's stupid, try again."

If you can't say ~why~ it's "stupid," your comment is not useful. And if you do say why it's stupid, those reasons are much more important than the inflammatory adjective "stupid," so just say those instead.