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Old Jun 26, 2012, 12:35 pm
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Originally Posted by channa
But your proposed wording also misleads because it sets the expectation that the process actually works, while there are plenty of situations where it doesn't.

I would much rather have an agent alert me to potential pitfalls and weaknesses rather than use rosy-colored glasses to pretend all is well and send me into potential trouble.
Based on what sort of failure rate? Where is your threshold?

If 1 in 10 fails, then yes I'd probably agree with you. If 1 in 10,000 fails, then what?

I think the underlying issue here is your interpretation of how frequently these things happen vs. mine.

The world is full of examples of people being told to follow a certain set of instructions or a complex process when the underlying process isn't infallible. It's rare to see caveats placed around it to the extent that you believe should be.
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