RE: [External] : Re: #'quoting functions when they are used as identifiers

[Drew Adams]

> I think using #' only makes sense at those places where a (lambda ...)
> could also be used.
>   Stefan "not completely sure he always follows that rule in practice"

And probably only where a (lambda...) is used by
another function (e.g. as an arg, as return value,
or with funcall/apply/eval).  E.g., not here:

  ((lambda () (deprecated-but-still-around)) 42)

Another way to look at (in part): #' isn't
appropriate where the thing to be manipulated/used
is the function _symbol_ itself.  E.g.:

  (put 'forward-char 'answer 42)