The soap refill bottle that I use has "Please, don't dilute it with water" written on its side. No explanation, no warning, just this. With the equivalent of "please" in my language.
I always got super fascinated by this, they ask me such a random thing, that shouldn't really affect them (okay, I buy less soap if I dilute it with water), but makes my life worse.
I have a similar feeling with this article. You want me to use the original icons. Okay, noted. When I decide if I want to replace the icons, I will probably consider the wish of the creators too. With a weight approximately 0%.
Fwiw, I think the exhortation not to dilute the soap with water is equivalent to saying "our guarantees disappear when you add uncontrolled substances into this bottle"
Essentially: the warranty is void. Tap water can contain bacteria that a soap manufacturer can't possibly account for [1]
This actually makes a perfect analogy for the original post - even though there was no guarantee or warranty (it's free software) when you theme your computer, it makes dealing with bug reports difficult. It makes screenshots misleading.
If you want to theme your computer, they actually specifically say that's fine, but I imagine they would appreciate 1) noting what theme you use on screenshots (much like noting the prompt that generated an image) or removing the theme when taking screenshots and 2) try debugging and reproducing issues with the theme turned off.
If you're developing software and >50% of the bug reports you field are because people are doing something unsupported that is frustrating
I always got super fascinated by this, they ask me such a random thing, that shouldn't really affect them (okay, I buy less soap if I dilute it with water), but makes my life worse.
I have a similar feeling with this article. You want me to use the original icons. Okay, noted. When I decide if I want to replace the icons, I will probably consider the wish of the creators too. With a weight approximately 0%.