Stoke5D
Western Thunderer
I'd agree, to me "I'm sorry but" is more trying to say "I hate to say this" or "I mention this with misgivings" however not everyone sees it in this way, Mike obviously interprets it differently. I think this is different to "I don't mean to be critical* but" (* or judgemental etc ) where they know they are being critical and trying to absolve themselves, which I presume is how Mike viewed it.
I agree and if you take a dispassionate look at Overseers post he did follow that "convention", he started with a positive in that the hull looks good, he explained the issue he had with the cabin including his reasoning for his misgivings and he finished with a positive about the layout looking good.
This is all true but if people simply don't want any comments like that at all, then they should say so up front. I think it would be a shame for the rest of us but apparently that's how it is. Alternatively, you could make it a condition of being here at all that input like Overseers' post is the price of admission. Not an unfair price in my view, since we can all learn from such comments but it's only my view and I won't be upset if someone disagrees...
Andrew