GNU bug report logs - #61325
30.0.50; Jokes in GNUS manual

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Ihor Radchenko <yantar92 <at> posteo.net>

Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2023 16:02:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 30.0.50

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefankangas <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Po Lu <luangruo <at> yahoo.com>
To: Ihor Radchenko <yantar92 <at> posteo.net>
Cc: 61325 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#61325: 30.0.50; Jokes in GNUS manual
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2023 09:29:10 +0800

Ihor Radchenko <yantar92 <at> posteo.net> writes:

> No, the first paragraph does not make the following paragraphs less
> clear. My problem with this paragraph is different: if contains
> technical information that is hard to understand without understanding
> the joke.

But then that information is explained further down.

> I am not asking to delete every single joke. I am asking to change or
> delete the jokes that impair ability of the manual to explain the
> technical information. Note that I specifically listed concrete jokes in
> the initial report.

I disagree that those jokes prevent the manual from being understood by
people with normal reading comprehension skills.
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