Re: About the use of the term "anti-feature" in the FSD. -- Should we adopt the term UserNotifications?

[Lorenzo L. Ancora]

>> While the wording is more friendly, it also seems to hide a logical fallacy: 
>> if a feature is simply unpopular, then warning users about it wouldn't be 
>> justified. Another issue could be that, by warning the public while calling 
>> something unpopular, you inadvertently instil curiosity and give it 
>> visibility.
> "Unpopular" is the way to not point it as illegal or harmful, but with some 
> philosophical, moral or practical concern, similar to "negative".

I understand what you're trying to convey, but the average FSD visitor - who 
may come from any walk of life, culture and linguistic background - may not, 
producing the aforementioned undesirable effects.

In addition, in English, "Unpopular" has no ethical, moral or philosophical 
connotations and simply means that something is not liked or favored by the 
majority of people. It would quite hard to say (and prove) that a certain 
feature is unpopular without causing tension and flame wars.😬


> harmful feature  dangerous feature

If the staff starts using those wordings, then the FSD would be forced to also 
mark security-related applications which, by definition, contain dangerous and 
potentially harmful features.
The usage of those terms (harmful/dangerous) could also be seen as 
controversal, like labelling a certain entry as a PUA (Potentially Unwanted 
Application) or malware, giving some developers or companies reason to request 
the removal of their entries wether by social or legal means, and to publish 
negative reviews about the staff, the volunteers or the website.

I believe keeping a non-aggressive, professional and neutral tone 
(characteristic of a Notice) could be beneficial to everyone.🕊️


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Lorenzo