Timeline for Should every answer involving registry edits contain a warning to back up the registry?
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| Aug 26, 2018 at 16:18 | comment | added | Scott - Слава Україні |
If you give walking directions that include a shortcut through a high-crime area (or, say, an area where drivers notoriously drive too fast and jump the curb, hitting pedestrians) and you don’t include a warning, you’re being irresponsible. If you give walking directions to an adult, it’s safe to assume that they have some experience with walking in an urban environment. But everybody runs regedit for a first time. As we all know, editing the registry can be dangerous — but somebody reading an answer here might not know.
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| Sep 7, 2016 at 23:04 | comment | added | fixer1234 | I don't disagree, but if you're giving those instructions to a group of people that includes young children, you might include the nanny instructions for their benefit. As a general rule, I agree that it isn't needed. However, I wouldn't preclude it. If the OP gives the impression that they don't know enough to be cognizant of the danger, it can't hurt to throw in a warning. If nothing else, it may ease the answerer's worries that their advice might lead to someone hosing their system. | |
| Sep 7, 2016 at 20:48 | history | answered | kreemoweet | CC BY-SA 3.0 |