Re: New Package for NonGNU-ELPA: clojure-ts-mode

[Po Lu]

Ihor Radchenko <yantar92@posteo.net> writes:

> Though I do not agree that explaining that "there is nothing to fear"
> will remove the fear. It is not how things work in psychology. Not
> always, at least.

This brings to mind:

  Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased,
  Pluck from the memory a rooted sorrow,
  Raze out the written troubles of the brain,
  And with some sweet oblivious antidote
  Cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff
  Which weighs upon the heart?

and of course, the only valid answer:

  Therein the patient
  Must minister to himself.

> In any case, explained or not, this kind of convention will (1) force
> people to expose their email in the thread

Which is a problem because?

> (2) create an extra obstacle to participate

A justified and insignificant one, however.

> (3) still gives no 100% guarantee that future discussion
> will be CCed.

How is this distinct from omitting the list itself from the carbon copy
list?  People (or MUAs) don't intentionally remove only individuals from
the carbon copy list, they either preserve it intact or delete
_everyone_, which includes the list and whatever message forwarding
system it might use.

Read only access to the list through a more reasonable system is
afforded through Gmane, and we could always start gnu.emacs.devel once
the FSF repairs the net news gateway.

> May you elaborate?

Any such forwarding system, if it does materialize, will compel us to
account for its existence and limitations before posting.  Or else it
will be absolutely meaningless.