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> It's hard to tell someone kindly that they are incorrect.

It's really not that hard, and it's a skill we all need to learn in order to comment here.




So how would you put the same thoughts more politely or is the mere expression of the idea implicitly too rude to be communicated here.


I would do two things: edit out any uncivil or needlessly personal language; and mention specifics rather than generics like "incompetency".




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