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   Message 241,867 of 243,242   
   Richard Heathfield to James Kuyper   
   Re: Usage/Help Screen Conventions   
   09 Nov 25 05:36:54   
   
   From: rjh@cpax.org.uk   
      
   On 08/11/2025 15:30, James Kuyper wrote:   
   > On 2025-11-08 09:23, Michael Sanders wrote:   
   >> On Sat, 8 Nov 2025 13:46:43 +0000, Richard Heathfield wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> Fair enough. Here the right thing is to describe in a few words what   
   >>> your program does. Over a hundred isn't a few.   
   >>>   
   >>> I'd give you a hand, but after reading your 114-word description I   
   >>> was left none the wiser.   
   >>>   
   >>> I don't be think I'll be replying again because I'm not sure I can   
   >>> think of another way of saying 'describe in a few words what your   
   >>> program does'.   
   >>   
   >> Sorry I disagree: You're simultaneously telling me too much info   
   >> is bad while too little is bad as well?   
   >   
   > No, the key thing he's pointing out it that it's not clear what the   
   > description you've provided means. At least, like Richard, after reading   
   > your description I had no idea what it was supposed to mean.   
      
   Quite so.   
      
   Nevertheless, it's perfectly true that too much is bad and too   
   little is bad. "Too much" means "more than is good", and "too   
   little" means "less than is good".   
      
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   Richard Heathfield   
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