Path: ...!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Tim Rentsch Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++ Subject: Re: We have a new standard! Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2024 18:06:59 -0800 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 42 Message-ID: <86jzbgbo70.fsf@linuxsc.com> References: <20241230004450.0000202d@yahoo.com> <86seq5bete.fsf@linuxsc.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Injection-Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2024 03:07:00 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="e21c1894af35152a2f46a9d8fe234703"; logging-data="2005220"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/3BO5kL+7jaWi4lvOm16vpOkKunvpXU0A=" User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.4 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:8giwhZ5YTXwNDj0iQ9sxL+bdSsM= sha1:TXv6ViMKa0iPq9Wa2Se/oFl+QJ8= Bytes: 2967 boltar@caprica.org writes: > On Mon, 30 Dec 2024 03:17:17 -0800 > Tim Rentsch wibbled: > >> Michael S writes: >> >>> On Mon, 30 Dec 2024 00:12:31 +0200 >>> Paavo Helde wrote: >>> >>>> On 29.12.2024 15:51, David Brown wrote: >>>> >>>>> You can have an informed opinion about C++, and agree or disagree >>>>> with the opinions of the committee members. >>>>> >>>>> But what you don't get to do - or at least, don't get to do if you >>>>> want to be viewed seriously - is spout an /uninformed/ opinion. >>>>> That's no more than mindless prejudice, and of no interest to >>>>> anyone. >>>> >>>> Thanks David, for standing against the trolls. It's a pity that >>>> personal freedoms are often interpreted as "my ignorant opinion has >>>> exactly the same worth as your expert knowledge". >>>> >>>> I'm all for personal freedoms, but my freedoms end where they might >>>> hurt other people, or the nature for that matter. Boasting ignorant >>>> jumble can easily do that. >>> >>> It seems that Muttley@dastardlyhq.com still didn't figure out why >>> stating strong opinion about something that you not just didn't learn >>> in depth, but didn't even look at casually is less than optimal. >> >> For some time now I have simply stopped reading his comments. >> I don't know why anyone bothers with him for more than a handful >> of interactions. > > The same could be said about you. I assume you mean that someone might have the same reaction to me as you imagine I have to Muttley. Note that I didn't say anything about Muttley; my comments were statements only about myself, not about anyone else.