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by seabee 4426 days ago
Users come up with feature requests all the time. Featuritis is exactly what the users ask for.
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What users ask for is not necessarily what they want. A good designer listens to what users say, but doesn't follow them to the letter.

('Twas the night before Christmas variation on this topic: http://www.daclarke.org/Humour/sware-engr.html)

They do, but they also want things simpler. Reconciling these conflicting demands is the trick.