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Miles Bader wrote:

   ?\_:
   Disadvantages:
   1. Requires change in Emacs.
   Advantages:
   1. Intuitive and concise.
   2. Required change in Emacs is limited.

   I.e., the same as ?\s except with fewer disadvantages...

As Handa pointed out, ?\_ would have broken tons of existing code,
which, for whatever reason, used ?\_ instead of ?_  Breaking existing
code is a big disadvantage.

Sincerely,

Luc.