FOCS (was Re: while (a=b()) ...)

[Frank Niessink]

Christian Tismer <tismer at appliedbiometrics.com> wrote:

> I propose to set up an archive of debated to death stuff,
> and a Mailman filter which automatically redirects new
> posters to that archive, saying "after heaving read that all,
> do you still want to argue? ok you may post" :-)

I play this game called Netrek (www.netrek.org) where almost
every week new `improvements' of the game are proposed. Actually,
the game is so carefuly balanced that most `improvements' don't 
actually improve the game. Anyway, in rec.games.netrek, the FAQ has 
a companion, called FOCS (Frequently Offered Clever Suggestions), 
in which the pros and cons of such suggestions are summarized.

Maybe an idea for c.l.p?

Cheers, Frank

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