On 2015-06-09 11:04 AM, f1...@pobox.com wrote:
Maybe Mozilla should look a little closer at pages shoved into the faces
of their users. There have been comments regarding the Subject words
alluding to offensive language. I thought I'd post them here as users
have no place to communicate to Mozilla.
"I was most disappointed to see that you now emblazon your search engine
page with the slogan "Fox Yeah" - obviously based on a particularly foul
expression. I'm no prude, but there is a time and a place for that sort
of thing and 24/7 on a platform constantly accessed by children is not
it. Would you be happy I wonder if guests at your house started to use
or allude to filthy language?
Result: I will be using another browser from now on."
"Ok guys,
You think its cool to play off of F—, yeah. It’s not. It’s gratuitous.
It’s lame. It’s bad taste. Firefox is too cool of a browser to need such
bottom feeding marketing."
"Hello there. I was a bit shocked when I opened up Firefox yesterday
and saw the words "Fox Yeah". The way it is worded is very offensive.
It appears as if you are trying to insinuate profanity. Please refrain
from using those types of over the line techniques."
Does Mozilla not want to care about ALL of their users?
I agree that it is a play on the F-word, and I agree that it is a bad
catchphrase/hashtag, even without the connection to the F-word.
But I think the /way/ you're complaining about it is making it hard for
your complaint to be taken seriously. It needs to be presented in a more
objective and scientific manner, to a place where people who can take
action on it will see it.
* State where you're getting the messages from.
* State how many messages were complaints about FoxYeah, and within what
period of time.
* Try to find a common thread as to what those complaints were about
(some may not make the connection to the F word, but still dislike the
phrase).
* Instead of cherry-picking messages, copy all of them, and paste them
somewhere like pastebin.mozilla.org, for others to assess.
* Avoid sarcasm, like your first and last sentences. Instead, ask if the
issue had been discussed during the formation of the campaign.
* Look for ways to contact the marketing team. If you do a search for
foxyeah on wiki.mozilla.org, or bugzilla.mozilla.org, you should get a
better idea of the best place to send your report, so it reaches people
who can fix the problem.
* Finally, try to be constructive by suggesting ways to fix the issue
and how it can be prevented in the future.
This doesn't only apply to Mozilla.
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