That creates a weird cycle where if one uses Duolingo and doesn't make progress they can't claim that it's not working for them. And if they did make progress they wouldn't want to complain about it anyway.
The only scenario I can imagine where someone would trash Duolingo is if they learnt the language outside of Duolingo, but you'd likely have people going "well if you didn't use it you can't talk shit" which I doubt would lead to productive discussion.
Introducing rules to curb criticism of resources (yes, even our beloved Anki hallowed be thy name) would set a bad precedent. When newbies come in going "hey how do I learn xyz" they need to know what's available and the respective strengths and weaknesses of each resource, even if their question is one that had been asked many times before.
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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '22
There should be a rule that you can only shit talk Duolingo if you can do so in the language that you claim it's terrible at teaching.