Mitch.Bradley@ENG.SUN.COM (05/17/91)
> Asking the TC _not_ to do something is rarely acceptable to the TC. That's because the features the TC has added were added because numerous people have asked for them. If the ayes outvote the nays by a substantial majority, the ayes win. > "Let's go out and kill a bunch of people." > "I don't think we should do that." > "Why, what do you propose we do instead?" > "I don't think we should do _anything_!" > "Sorry, that's not a constructive comment. If you have a problem > with the weapons we're using, we're open to suggestions." Oh, no, now Brad is starting to use silly overstated analogies too. The new optional features in ANS Forth add considerable value for the people that need such features, and detract hardly at all from those who do not need them. I don't see how this is even remotely comparable to killing people. Mitch.Bradley@Eng.Sun.COM