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From: Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com>
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Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> writes:

> Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> writes:
>
>> Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> writes:
>>
>>> Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> writes:
>
> [...]
>
>>>> I withdraw my earlier statement.  Please leave me out of any
>>>> future discussion of the subject.
>>>
>>> Do you mean that your earlier statement was incorrect (i.e., that
>>> the types are compatible), or do you merely wish to pretend you
>>> never said anything without taking a position on whether they're
>>> compatible, or do you refuse to say?
>>
>> I am specifically _not_ saying either that my earlier statement
>> was right or that my earlier statement was wrong.  My hope is
>> that henceforth people will act as though the statement never
>> entered the discussion.  Does that clarify the matter for you?
>
> That answers precisely what I was asking, thank you.
>
> As often happens, I am mystified by your decision, but it is
> unquestionably yours.

I'm sorry.  I didn't mean it to be mystifying;  just the opposite.

> I'll try not to include you in any further discussion, but I do
> not promise to try very hard.

For reference my request to leave me out of any future discussion
of the subject was meant primarily for the person to whose post
I was responding.  But thank you for your effort.