Thank you, that makes a ton of sense. I'll see what I can create for a
second draft.

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On Mon, 2018-04-23 at 09:42 +0100, Allan Day wrote:
> Thanks for reaching out about this, Link. I know from experience that
> writing about contentious decisions can be tricky to get right.
> 
> Liam R. E. Quin <l...@w3.org> wrote:
> ...
> > Remember that the only people made happy by removing features
> > generally
> > are developers...
> 
> I agree with Liam here. Introducing features that users appreciate as
> "technical debt" is only going to irritate them.
> 
> My suggestion would be to:
> 
>   1. Start with a more positive, user-centered, narrative: how the
> Nautilus developers are working to improve the experience for users.
> What they've done recently to do that, what they're planning to do.
>   2. The current draft makes the removal sound like an implementation
> failure rather than a technical design question. I think it's
> important to explain it in terms of the intrinsic nature of icons on
> the desktop - it's a very different file browsing experience.
>   3. Stress that the Nautilus developers do care about those who use
> icons on the desktop. Emphasise that alternatives have been
> considered. Argue that the people using those alternatives is a
> better
> option for them and for everyone as the code base moves forward.
> 
> Allan

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