On Tue, Jan 7, 2014 at 8:37 PM, David Kastrup <dak@gnu.org> wrote:

> Joel Mccracken <mccracken.joel@gmail.com> writes:
>
> > Beyond trying to remember, using current terminology is sends the
> > message that Emacs is old, stubborn, and crufty, which is a problem
> > when trying to introduce new users to Emacs.
>
> Emacs _is_ one of the old great ones.  You are trying to make Gandalf
> more popular by plucking his nose hairs.
>
> The great thing lives in its power, not in the nose hairs. Just pick them.
;-)