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by Qwertious 2052 days ago
Working on solutions does nothing if you're not working on the right solution. There's nothing quite as useful as a really precise complaint.
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I disagree. A precise bug report is good, a "precise complaint" is a mere opinion. It feels really nice to write one and people like patting themselves on their back, but opinions are like assholes, everybody has one.

Personally, I'd much rather see a solution to a problem than a complaint. The solution might involve discussions that go back and forth, but if they culminate in a decision on a way forward with a person willing to do the work, they are much more useful than "your code sucks on line".

Complaining isn't contributing.

Edit: also, working on a solution doesn't preclude discussion on the proper solution.