> On 11 Apr 2019, at 08:28, Michael Zeder <[hidden email]> wrote:
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>> How about we just move on?
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> Thanks. I have responded in private to persons who asked for it, to not further flood the list.
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> To close this thread, I feel it may be necessary to say something conciliatory: So, apology to Richard for being rude and loud. I was pushing for reactions, and since you sought the lime light yourself, I was particularly harsh.
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>> ... everyone focuses on the merits of their respective languages/approaches - I´m more interested seeing energy invested in the next cool things in all languages. I´m also keen for us also  finishing off the bits we still in progress. And I hope we can constructively share ideas ...
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> Fully agreed. I stand by my points, public appearance of a community is a concern. A seclusive "obscure" small niche language which makes a "silly" picture in web searches and bashes and lashes out on big languages (for good/bad reasons) is not appealing and does not market itself well.
> (Since a criticized again, apology again for the tone)
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