Alexander Belopolsky alexander.belopolsky at gmail.com
Mon Jan 9 20:26:00 EST 2017

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On Mon, Jan 9, 2017 at 8:12 PM, Simon Lovell <simon58500 at bigpond.com> wrote:

> Re: Colons. I'm sure I've seen that FAQ before. I may be arrogant but I
> can't take it seriously. Being "slightly" easier to read is hardly a reason
> for a mandatory structure.
>

"Readability counts."  Did you notice that you placed a redundant ":"s in
every comment of yours after "Re"?  I don't think your message would look
better without them.

Another advantage of having : is that it allows smart editors to detect and
highlight errors sooner and to better perform auto-indentation.
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