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Subject: Re: [boost] Attn: New Boost library policy text ready for approval (was: Re: [review queue] Proposed new policy to enter the review queue)
From: Peter Dimov (lists_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-03-21 22:49:44
David Sankel wrote:
> Thanks Niall for putting this together! A few comments:
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> - "Otherwise, you will just end up wasting everyone's time." This sentence
> is a bit abrasive. I suggest striking it.
> - "If what you really want is a site that will just post your library
> without even looking at it, you should go elsewhere." likewise
> - "and the emotional demands of a formal review" likewise. If you want to
> give the reader a heads up about the ego-crushing force of critiques by
> brilliant people, I would probably word it differently.
> - "Too often" . . . this sounds a bit rantish.
It should be noted that these are not Niall's words. They come from the
original version of the page.
(It is for this reason that it would have been better to review a diff.)
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