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On 1/24/2013 5:16 PM, Lew wrote:
> Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> Patricia Shanahan wrote:
>>> Arne Vajh�j wrote:
>>>> Lew wrote:
>>>>> Why was it assigned its default value redundantly?
>>>> Sometimes it improves readability.
>
> Not this time. Was it the OP's intention? Why not let the OP answer?
>
>>> I often do that as a note to myself. It means I do expect to use the
>
> Was that the OP's intention? Why not let the OP answer?
...

Huh? You seem to have forgotten some basics of how newsgroups work. I
don't have to "let" the OP answer. I could not prevent the OP from
answering even if I wanted to do so. On the other hand, I am equally
free to express my opinions on the subject.

Patricia