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bug#61325: 30.0.50; Jokes in GNUS manual
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Richard Stallman |
Subject: |
bug#61325: 30.0.50; Jokes in GNUS manual |
Date: |
Mon, 13 Feb 2023 23:51:51 -0500 |
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> > ‘z’
> > Suspend Gnus (‘gnus-group-suspend’). This doesn’t really exit
> > Gnus, but it kills all buffers except the Group buffer. I’m not
> > sure why this is a gain, but then who am I to judge?
> >
> > is implying what? Is it just a joke? Or is it saying that the function
> > is useless? Discouraged? I am confused.
I too feel confused by that patricular joke.
Being a joke is not bad, but confusing the reader is bad.
So I think it should be deleted.
It poses a question which is a good question, but fails to
answer it. Is the suspend command useful? I guess that it is or was
useful for some people. Can anyone say why it was useful?
How about replacing a joke with an explanation?
> > 8 Scoring has
> >
> > Other people use “kill files”, but we here at Gnus Towers like scoring
> > better than killing, so we’d rather switch than fight. They do
> > something completely different as well, so sit up straight and pay
> > attention!
Can anyone explain that joke to me? I don't get it.
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bug#61325: 30.0.50; Jokes in GNUS manual, Jean Louis, 2023/02/12
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