On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 12:08:55PM +0200, Michal Suchánek wrote: > On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 04:06:56AM -0500, Felipe Contreras wrote: > > Michal Suchánek wrote: > > > On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 12:13:08AM -0500, Felipe Contreras wrote: > > > > Michal Suchánek wrote: > > > > > > > You can use 'affect' or 'impact' and it generally conveys the same > > > > > meaning. > > > > > > > > That's clearly *your* opinion, but that's not my opinon. > > > > > > > > I'm not arguing between blue and red; I'm arguing between water-based and > > > > lead-based paint. > > > > > > No, you are not. There is no clear problem with 'impact', either. > > > > There's no clear problem *to you*. > > > > > So if somebody comes along later and says that they find 'affect' > > > confusing and impact should be used does that need to be accepted as > > > well, back and forth ad nauseam? > > > > No. When that happens we start a new discussion, and see where that > > leads. > > > > > > The difference may not matter to you, but it matters to me. > > > > > > > > If it's bikeshedding to you, and it "gnerally conveys the same meaning", > > > > why are you arguing against? > > > > > > So if 'for' loops and 'while' loops generally convey the same meaning > > > should we accept patches that replace some 'for' loops with 'while' > > > lopps or vice versa? > > > > You are not answering my question, and you are providing an irrelevant > > example. > > > > I don't see any general difference between 'for' loops and 'while' > > loops. But I do see a difference between 'impact' and 'affect'. > > > > You are starting from the premise that $a is no different than $b. > > That's your opinion, and I'm not disregarding it. But other people (e.g. > > Varun and me) do have a different opinion. > > > > Again, to make it crystal clear; you opine that $a and $b are equal, we > > opine that they are not. We don't disregard your opinion, you do > > disregard ours. > > > > I don't know how much clearer I can make this. And changes to git should be based on fact, not opinion. I don't know how much clearer I can state it. Thanks Michal
