Path: csiph.com!eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Keith Thompson Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++ Subject: Re: I think references should have been const by default Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2022 10:59:14 -0700 Organization: None to speak of Lines: 58 Message-ID: <87k0bdavt9.fsf@nosuchdomain.example.com> References: <87bl3d2dx2.fsf@nosuchdomain.example.com> <87r1c71z10.fsf@nosuchdomain.example.com> <86k0hwdjwr.fsf@linuxsc.com> <87lf2bzooo.fsf@nosuchdomain.example.com> <867d7d8bwj.fsf@linuxsc.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: reader02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="52797b55255e88ed2a58203b73d67c4b"; logging-data="12812"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18ebx8xB24EpMVK1IVKGh29" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/27.2 (gnu/linux) Cancel-Lock: sha1:WrLnv/q6rQcgJk7zcvAH5UuSa+A= sha1:4Nuul86VOWRgMrPjrYD32a4+mfo= Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.c++:83748 Tim Rentsch writes: > Keith Thompson writes: >> Tim Rentsch writes: >>> Keith Thompson writes: >>>> RacingRabbit@watershipdown.co.uk writes: >>>>> On Tue, 26 Oct 2021 10:42:24 -0400 >>>>> James Kuyper wrote: [...] >>>>>> You'll get less patronizing responses when you cease displaying >>>>>> such an abysmal understanding of C, while believing you >>>>>> understand it better than others. >>>>> >>>>> Says the preening fool. >>>> >>>> James is not a "preening fool". He's right. >>> >>> To be fair, sometimes he is one, and sometimes the other. >> >> To be fair, Tim, shut up. > > I don't know why you find my comment so objectionable. I was > only reporting some observations of past events. I think the > same statement applies, to a greater or lesser degree, to most > people who post here regularly and who present themselves as > speaking authoritatively. It's no big deal. > > Furthermore, on a number of occasions James has posted comments > about me, and not just about my writing but about my character. > (Note that my comment was only about his writing, not about > him personally, in case that was not evident.) So if you're > going to be even handed, it seems like you should also tell > him to shut up. Do you *seriously* not see how that was offensive? Re-reading the thread, I now see that it was not you who originally called James a "preening fool". It was another participant who chose to insult James while James was making correct and reasonable points. You just decided to jump in and endorse the insult. (I didn't remember the details because it all happened 6 months ago.) You did not comment on his writing. It was a personal insult directed at him, and it was entirely unconstructive. If you *meant* to comment on his writing, you could have done so; I believe your mastery of the English language is sufficient to make the distinction. James may or may not have posted comments about you; I don't recall. If he has, it's entirely possible that I didn't call him out because I didn't disagree. If I see any such comments in the future, I may or may not reply, but I feel no obligation to be even handed. Don't expect me to reply further, especially if you wait another 6 months to post your next followup. -- Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com Working, but not speaking, for Philips void Void(void) { Void(); } /* The recursive call of the void */