On 9/2/15 5:34 PM, Rowan Collins wrote:> On 02/09/2015 20:44, Tom Worster
wrote:
>> In other words, ~> will end my career. Thanks :P
> 
> I know this line is just hyperbole, but it does rather sum up the tone
> of the rest of your e-mail. I'm honestly not sure how you expect anyone
> to respond.

The unspoken rules of civility make some people suppress negative
reactions to the proposal. In this case it was even implied, as you point
out, that dissenting opinion is unwelcome. But I don't think such
constraints are entirely fair so I gave my opinion. In partial deference
to decorum, I tried to dress it up in humor, making clear from the start
that I am a grumpy old curmudgeon. As such, I'd be surprised if anyone
would waste their time arguing with what I wrote and or risk their
reputation by agreeing with me.

So, to your point, I don't expect a response.


> Scrolling further down, my eye lit on the last line of the e-mail you
> replied to:
> 
>> Hoping for constructive feedback,
>> Bob
> 
> That struck me as rather a contrast.

Yes. And Bob's hope was realistic -- he got plenty. I expect he can take a
bit of the other too.


> PS I think you've muddled Stas with Anthony.

Yes, looks like I did. I don't get email from this list, I read it via the
news server in Thunderbird, and got thoroughly confused with its threading
together with the inconsistent quoting and attribution.

My apologies to Anthony.

Tom



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