[development] Usability: module idea

[Dries Buytaert]

On 14 Oct 2006, at 16:30, Jeremy Epstein wrote:
>> Maybe it would be a good idea to create a small module that extends
>> help text and error messages with a rating widget?
>>
>>    "Was this error message useful? [*****]"
>>
>> The response should get send to Drupal.org and then we can prioritize
>> problematic messages.
>
> This sounds awfully similar to the infamous WinXP message: "This
> program is not responding. Please tell Microsoft about this problem."
> Now, I'm not saying that this is a bad idea, but I am saying that it
> immediately makes me think: "why is Drupal trying to be like
> Microsoft?", and That Is Bad (tm).

I think that makes for a pretty bad comparison.  IMO.

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