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From: Tim Ottinger <ottinger@oma.com>
Subject: Re: Software landmines (loops)
Date: 1998/09/10
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Ell wrote:
> But generally it is possible to get a plurality or majority to agree
> on what is readable.  

what on earth makes you think that?

> In most cases readability decisions are made by
> polling project developers where I work and have worked in the past.
> You have to go with something, why not the plurality, or majority?

This is in direct opposition to your anti-pragmatism post which
I read earlier this evening. 

For that matter, why not join the majority of people
who believe se/se is the basis of SP?