From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: David Kastrup Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Have you all gone crazy? Was: On being web-friendly and why info must die Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 10:18:48 +0100 Message-ID: <87ioh4douf.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> References: <87388bnzha.fsf@newcastle.ac.uk> <87k31mdbhe.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> <87tx0qiv45.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> <87h9wqd3i5.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> <87fvc8kdsp.fsf@gnu.org> <6e11cd85-09a0-4b7a-baa2-0c810bdebbce@default> <871tnsg0w7.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> <87a92gii32.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> <53e8e1b2-1e81-4c31-878b-0c39ec886ee1@default> <87lhm0i4le.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1419239943 15583 80.91.229.3 (22 Dec 2014 09:19:03 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2014 09:19:03 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Tom , Drew Adams , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: "Stephen J. Turnbull" Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Dec 22 10:18:56 2014 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Y2z8h-0004ss-Ti for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 22 Dec 2014 10:18:56 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:39758 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Y2z8h-0003ve-2R for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 22 Dec 2014 04:18:55 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:47671) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Y2z8d-0003uy-ET for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 22 Dec 2014 04:18:52 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Y2z8c-0005nF-77 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 22 Dec 2014 04:18:51 -0500 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::e]:47366) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Y2z8c-0005nB-4F for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 22 Dec 2014 04:18:50 -0500 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:54541 helo=lola) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Y2z8a-0008Je-Qv; Mon, 22 Dec 2014 04:18:49 -0500 Original-Received: by lola (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 90F93E0515; Mon, 22 Dec 2014 10:18:48 +0100 (CET) In-Reply-To: <87lhm0i4le.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> (Stephen J. Turnbull's message of "Mon, 22 Dec 2014 15:25:01 +0900") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.0.50 (gnu/linux) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2001:4830:134:3::e X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:180472 Archived-At: "Stephen J. Turnbull" writes: > Drew Adams writes: > > > That mischaracterizes "StackOverflow and friends", I'm afraid. > > Exaggeration for effect. We are all mature and civilized adults on this list so there is no need for exaggeration. Instead it is best practice to calmly repeat your point until the other throws up his hands in disgust and finds something better to do. You can see the results in Emacs' code base. -- David Kastrup