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: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Jean Louis <bugs <at> gnu.support>
Cc: luangruo <at> yahoo.com, yantar92 <at> posteo.net, stefankangas <at> gmail.com, 61325 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#61325: 30.0.50; Jokes in GNUS manual
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2023 23:50:05 -0500

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  > > Since I also couldn't make heads or tails of it, I deleted that
  > > paragraph.  I guess if someone thinks it's hilarious, they'll chastise
  > > me publicly, and then they can hopefully also explain what the joke or
  > > even intended meaning of that paragraph is.

  > Why don't you ask Lars.

There was no need for the answer to come from him in particular.

  > For single person's lack of insight, that shall not be deleted.

I am not saying that joke should be deleted.  I am saying that the
manual needs to explain its serious points weriously, not just with
jokes.  It needs to what kill files do, and what scoring does,
and how to use them.

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