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I’ve also done this, with both visual design and software.

It’s a deliberate canary - if the client didn’t comment on the obvious mistake/bug, I know they didn’t actually look at it.



Yes, but more importantly, it solves the problem of ritualistic feedback, which is very common. People think it’s their job to produce suggestions no matter if they have any or not. This gives people license to provide harmless feedback while adhering to the religious framework.

Code reviews is a great example of this, of course. You’re supposed to comment something, otherwise how will people know that you are smart and did your job? Famously, the most straightforward code changes always gets some comment to change something stylistic or menial.




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