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Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2015 10:38:12 -0700
From: Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us>
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Antoon,

I think Chris is arguing in good faith; certainly asking for examples should be a reasonable request.

Even if he is not, we would have better discussions and other participants would learn more if you act like he is.  I would love to see good functional examples as it is definitely a weak spot for me.

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~Ethan~