Topic: How NOT to persuade people (was: BOYCOTT
Author: euloanty@live.com
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2017 13:24:49 -0700 (PDT)
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You don't need that. Type erasure is enough
On Friday, September 29, 2017 at 9:25:22 AM UTC-4, Matthew Woehlke wrote:
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> On 2017-09-29 06:49, eulo...@live.com <javascript:> wrote:=20
> > Only idoits want "interface".=20
> >=20
> > SCREW ALL OOP GARBAGE IN C++=20
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> I suppose I could make a worse argument=C2=B9, but I'd have to be activel=
y=20
> trying. Using *nothing but* foul language and name-calling to "make your=
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> point" (if what you're doing can even be dignified by the phrase) is=20
> just about as counter-productive as you can get.=20
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> (=C2=B9 ...you haven't yet invoked Godwin's law or mentioned anyone's=20
> parentage.)=20
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> Instead, try a) speaking politely, and b) explaining in rational terms=20
> why you feel this is a bad idea. Until you can do that, no one is going=
=20
> to take you seriously, and you are only going to undermine your position.=
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> Matthew=20
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<div dir=3D"ltr">You don't need that. Type erasure is enough<br><br>On =
Friday, September 29, 2017 at 9:25:22 AM UTC-4, Matthew Woehlke wrote:<bloc=
kquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0;margin-left: 0.8ex;border-l=
eft: 1px #ccc solid;padding-left: 1ex;">On 2017-09-29 06:49, <a onmousedown=
=3D"this.href=3D'javascript:';return true;" onclick=3D"this.href=3D=
'javascript:';return true;" href=3D"javascript:" target=3D"_blank" =
rel=3D"nofollow" gdf-obfuscated-mailto=3D"xCSi2rXnAgAJ">eulo...@live.com</a=
> wrote:
<br>> Only idoits want "interface".
<br>>=20
<br>> SCREW ALL OOP GARBAGE IN C++
<br>
<br>I suppose I could make a worse argument=C2=B9, but I'd have to be a=
ctively
<br>trying. Using *nothing but* foul language and name-calling to "mak=
e your
<br>point" (if what you're doing can even be dignified by the phra=
se) is
<br>just about as counter-productive as you can get.
<br>
<br>(=C2=B9 ...you haven't yet invoked Godwin's law or mentioned an=
yone's parentage.)
<br>
<br>Instead, try a) speaking politely, and b) explaining in rational terms
<br>why you feel this is a bad idea. Until you can do that, no one is going
<br>to take you seriously, and you are only going to undermine your positio=
n.
<br>
<br>--=20
<br>Matthew
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