[jiux]

>I think it's the worst garage door opener project I've seen on hackernews yet.

Would you feel encouraged or inspired if someone said this to you?

For example, instead of saying the quote above, you could have as easily said “I think this garage door opener project has a lot of opportunity for improvement”.

Mindset goes a long way, and it might just help make a friend or two along the way.

[buescher]

You are correct. I intended to discourage the poster. Any "opportunity for improvement" could be misinterpreted as "just fix this one thing".

[hjklmn]

Are you selling garage doors?