Comment by gerbilly

When you use passive voice, you are obscuring who performed the action.

This is one of the hallmarks of corporate speak ("Mistakes were made.") It is bloodless and takes the people out of the picture. Business is a human activity.

There are other more human ways to express the same message ("You might not have thought of it, but ssh might be a good option here." or "Maybe there's a reason it wouldn't work, but perhaps ssh might be easier?")

Language shouldn't become the victim of our distorted corporate culture. We can speak plainly and still be respectful.