I would first like to start this post with a question for a little self reflection. Have you been sad for some reason, and someone told you that you should not be sad. Or maybe you were worrying about something, and someone told you that you should be worrying. How was that advice received? Did you stop being sad or stop worrying because someone said that you should not be sad or be worrying? Maybe you were even put off by this person's comments? I know that I fall into the later. I have also noticed in Logos' forum that I am not the only one. Thus, this post.
Telling someone not to feel how they are feeling, to tell a person to deny her/his feelings simply does not work. As a matter of fact, it can only makes things worse.
Most of us have seen post written by people who are having problems with L4 for one reason or another. Some of these post express the user's frustrations and in some cases their anger towards L4.
When we read posts like these, please simply acknowledge her/his feelings, and say something like, "How can I help."
When people say, "I do not have that problem," "not everyone is having that problem," or "Logos cannot do anything about it because the problem comes from Microsoft's WPF," the only thing that is being accomplished with these statements is that person saying them is puring vinegar over the person's open wound. It does not help. The person that is having the issue(s) simply does not care if other people are not having the issue. He or she simply wants L4 to work for them.
Also, In the mist of his/her frustrations and anger, Giving advice to this person is like talking to a wall. We need to let the person vent because this is what the person needs to do. Once the person has vented, then, and only then, we can help the person with their issues.
