Subject: Re: Dangling Closing Parentheses vs. Stacked Closing Parentheses From: Erik Naggum <erik@naggum.no> Date: 2000/04/01 Newsgroups: comp.lang.lisp Message-ID: <3163582467115882@naggum.no> * "Anthony Cartmell" <AJCartmell@csi.com> | Because some Lisp people get SO UPTIGHT about dangling parens ... : | Oh dear, I only asked whether my statement about Lisp code's general form | was correct or not. Is it really so difficult to reply without throwing all | your toys out of the pram and getting personal? your first line is indeed personal. my reply to you concerns a matter of fact that is not personal, but relates only to your _actions_. yes, they are _your_ actions, and if you want to take it personally, you are free to do so for that reason, but you are equally free not to. how could anyone _not_ take "some Lisp people get SO UPTIGHT" as a personal insult? here's another _impersonal_ suggestion: grow a clue before you accuse others of ills you are worse at yourself. #:Erik