That's enough.
Lets get back to the topic at hand, string mixin's improvements.

On Friday, 28 December 2018 at 14:13:04 UTC, John Colvin wrote:
> On Friday, 28 December 2018 at 12:09:30 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
>> On 12/27/2018 9:55 PM, Michelle Long wrote:
>>> This avoids having to do shit like
>>
>> Please don't use such words on the forums. We expect professional demeanor.
>
> I'm sure you're bored of hearing this, but workplaces aren't very uniform in expected demeanor across different countries, industries, companies and jobs. Playing on stereotypes: what might be normal behaviour for a sysadmin at an Australian games company would likely be horrifically bad behaviour for a user-facing tech support role in a German accounting software company. Maybe I'm wrong, but I think programmers swearing regularly is pretty normal at work in a lot of places.
>
> Maybe there is another description of what you intend that would be more universal.
>
> (To be clear, I think I understand what you mean by "professional demeanor", but I've been here a while and inferred from observation what you do and don't put up with, plus I guess a bit based on similarities between UK and USA culture)

I kinda agree with this.

At my company we curse a lot and not because we aren't professional, that's just our culture.

We're more like friends/family than just colleagues.

I do agree with Walter too that you should refrain from using such phrases if possible.

On 12/28/2018 6:13 AM, John Colvin wrote:
> Maybe there is another description of what you intend that would be more universal.

https://www.amazon.com/Emily-Posts-Etiquette-19th-Manners/dp/0062439251

It's not that hard.

On 12/28/2018 6:46 PM, Jonathan Marler wrote:
> This is just a guess but I think Walter is more sensitive to swearing because of his religious beliefs.
No. It's about professional demeanor. It's neither hard to understand nor hard to do.

On 12/28/2018 12:41 PM, Rubn wrote:
> I always find it amusing when people are offended

It's not about being offended. I'm not offended.

Would you pick up your date for the prom wearing track shorts? I wouldn't, either. On the D forums, I expect all to behave in a professional manner.

That includes the dlang github repository.

On 12/28/2018 9:47 AM, Neia Neutuladh wrote:
> I'd say it's a rule against swearing specifically.

No, it is not. Neither is it about religion nor my being offended.

If anyone has difficulty understanding how to behave in a professional manner, I suggest:

https://www.amazon.com/Emily-Posts-Etiquette-19th-Manners/dp/0062439251

If you like, think of it as the D forum style guide. After all, we have a style guide for code submissions.

On 12/28/2018 12:00 PM, Neia Neutuladh wrote:
> Yes. My primary complaint is that the rule is called "be professional" and
> is enforced as "don't swear".

No, it is not. There have been many posts removed for unprofessional behavior that did not involve swearing.

On Saturday, 29 December 2018 at 11:56:03 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
> On 12/28/2018 9:47 AM, Neia Neutuladh wrote:
>> I'd say it's a rule against swearing specifically.
>
> No, it is not. Neither is it about religion nor my being offended.
>
> If anyone has difficulty understanding how to behave in a professional manner, I suggest:
>
> https://www.amazon.com/Emily-Posts-Etiquette-19th-Manners/dp/0062439251
>
> If you like, think of it as the D forum style guide. After all, we have a style guide for code submissions.

I don't think anyone would be willing to read a book to post on a forum.

On 12/29/2018 4:05 AM, bauss wrote:
> I don't think anyone would be willing to read a book to post on a forum.

Some books everyone should read. That one will pay off in far more circumstances than this forum. Consider it an investment, like reading Martin's "Clean Code" book.

https://www.amazon.com/Clean-Code-Handbook-Software-Craftsmanship/dp/0132350882

On Saturday, 29 December 2018 at 11:33:54 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
> On 12/28/2018 6:13 AM, John Colvin wrote:
>> Maybe there is another description of what you intend that would be more universal.
>
> https://www.amazon.com/Emily-Posts-Etiquette-19th-Manners/dp/0062439251
>
> It's not that hard.

"From social networking to social graces, Emily Post is the definitive source on etiquette for generations of __Americans__."

Guess that doesn't include me.