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On 09 Jul 2012 00:57:31 GMT, Steven D'Aprano
<steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> declaimed the following in
gmane.comp.python.general:

> On Mon, 09 Jul 2012 07:54:47 +1000, Chris Angelico wrote:
> 
> > It's like
> > the difference between reminder text on a Magic: The Gathering card and
> > the actual entries in the Comprehensive Rules. Perfect example is the
> > "Madness" ability - the reminder text explains the ability, but uses
> > language that actually is quite incorrect. It's a better explanation,
> > though.
> 
> Hang on, you say that an explanation which is "quite incorrect" is 
> *better* than one which is correct?
>
	Take into account that one of the detailed rules is that the text on
a card overrides the text in the rulebook.
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