Thread:User talk:Parent5446/Usage of -2

On 140765 I agree we should focus on the matter at hand, but I want to reply to this bit: "Contrary to popular belief, the -2 button exists for a reason, and currently is my proper assessment of this patch. I don't see how it is 'rude' at all" I don't think such a "popular belief" really exist: your intent is the right one for "-2" (unlike several other cases when it's been abused). You shouldn't take that "rude" personally: such a -2 will be perceived as rude by those who fail to see the existence of the code standard you assert to be defending; -2 is ideally not the tool to proclaim new standards.

For a superficial observer looking only at the (frequency of) comment authors and at the code review scores, yours will moreover look like a one-person crusade. Ideally a strong argument worth a -2 would be compelling enough not to need repetition; but of course things can't always be easy. For sure, your insistence helped surface what's the real big deal with the change, which wasn't stated in the commit message before I added it.