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bug#32578: Remove "joke" from drag events documentation
From: |
Marcin Borkowski |
Subject: |
bug#32578: Remove "joke" from drag events documentation |
Date: |
Thu, 30 Aug 2018 09:20:03 +0200 |
User-agent: |
mu4e 1.1.0; emacs 27.0.50 |
On 2018-08-29, at 19:29, Chris Shea <cmshea@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> This patch removes an unnecessary and unwelcoming joke from the drag events
> documentation. Documentation should be informative and inclusive.
I'm a bit on the fence about this. On the one hand, I remember seeing
the joke some time ago and finding it hilarious. On the other hand,
I remember feeling good about removing other jokes from Emacs sources,
which were _really_ offensive. This one seems to be far, far from
offensive anyway, and if anyone feels offended by this, they probably
well deserve it. Disclosure: I know (and often tell myself) jokes about
groups of people _I_ belong to which are probably much more "offensive"
than this one (though obviously I may be biased). I can provide
a sample on request.
I don't see how the relevant portion can be seen as not informative.
BTW, I am now coauthoring a book on pretty advanced mathematics
(nonlinear analysis), and we try to put quite a lot of jokes into it.
Well-placed jokes do not make a book/documentation less informative, but
more pleasant to read. (Unfortunately, there is nothing about "drag
events" in the book.)
If I were to made a decision, I would probably (a bit reluctantly, but
still) leave it, so that Emacs does not succumb to the idiocy called
"political correctness".
Best,
--
Marcin Borkowski
http://mbork.pl