On Sunday, 21 May 2023 at 23:12:03 UTC, Theo wrote:
> On Sunday, 21 May 2023 at 12:42:50 UTC, claptrap wrote:
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>> Why should anyone do what you say? You're nobody, just a random lurker in the forum like me. I don't expect anyone to listen to me let alone do what I say.
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> Well, it sure sounds like you're just out to deride me, with no other objective other than that.

You're posting anonymously and you keep changing your username. That's the definition of a random lurker. IE No-one really knows who you are when you post. (generally)

I literally cant believe you were offend by me pointing that out???


> So I'll just ignore most of what you said.

You wont explain why you always put the D 'community' in sarcastic quotes?


> However, where we do seem to differentiate, is that I'm not a random lurker, like you announce yourself to be. I've been writing small utilities in D for over a decade now.

So what? You could have written a millions lines of D, it doesnt change the fact that your behavior is "randomly lurking" on the forums, frequently changing your username and popping up randomly to rant about the 'community'.


> So I've invested a lot of my personal time in the use of this programming language, and like others who have done the same, I have gripes, and ideas, as well.

Nope, you have invested a lot of time into your own utilities, you haven't invested anything into D. You've had the benefit of using D for free, and given nothing back, and somehow that makes you feel that you should be entitled to be angry when people who are actual working on D don't listen to you.

If I borrow my brothers truck for a couple of months, that doesnt mean I've invested time in it, it means I've used it. If then acted like I should have a say on any future work done on the truck he'd be well within his rights to tell me to **** off.

He's a clue, make your suggestions, but don't throw a tantrum if people dont agree with you. It will literally only make things worse.


> I'm guessing you're one of the few, but loud, people that has an idealogical hatred towards private(this) ??

I don't care either way. I probably wouldn't use it but there's a bunch of features I dont use.

But the fact you characterize people who have the opposite opinion to you as having "ideological hatred", again says more about you than it does about them.


> I can fight fire with fire too ... sadly, that's often what I have to do in these forums, as demonstrated clearly by your posts.

Again look at your language, fire with fire, you're looking for conflict, anyone who disagrees with you or questions your behavior is an enemy.

On Sunday, 21 May 2023 at 23:24:50 UTC, Theo wrote:
> On Sunday, 21 May 2023 at 12:42:50 UTC, claptrap wrote:
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>> How exactly did Dennis motivate you to help D? You seem motivated to post in the forum but little else.
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> Because he (Dennis) made me interested in the compiler itself, by showing me how I could have private(this).

It didn't motivate you to help D though D it, It just motivated you to help yourself. Which is kind of ironic given your earlier posts about selfless you like to be.