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> Cc: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas@gmail.com>, nicola.manca85@gmail.com,
>  thibaut.verron@gmail.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org
> Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2020 19:31:59 +0000
> From: Andrea Corallo via "Emacs development discussions." <emacs-devel@gnu.org>
> 
> > If users don't read the normal splash screen, there is no reason to
> > expect them to look at another "setup screen".
> 
> I suspect they probably don't read it because there is too much
> information already, adding more would just make it worst.

Are you sure you don't say this as someone who've seen that page many
times already?

That page is made for people who start Emacs for the first time.  When
they see that page for the first time, why would we assume they don't
carefully read all of it?