Re: [PATCH] doc: replace jargon word "impact" with "effect"/"affect"

["Michal Suchánek" <msuchanek@suse.de>]

On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 12:08:55PM +0200, Michal Suchánek wrote:
> On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 04:06:56AM -0500, Felipe Contreras wrote:
> > Michal Suchánek wrote:
> > > On Wed, May 12, 2021 at 12:13:08AM -0500, Felipe Contreras wrote:
> > > > Michal Suchánek wrote:
> > 
> > > > > You can use 'affect' or 'impact' and it generally conveys the same
> > > > > meaning.
> > > > 
> > > > That's clearly *your* opinion, but that's not my opinon.
> > > > 
> > > > I'm not arguing between blue and red; I'm arguing between water-based and
> > > > lead-based paint.
> > > 
> > > No, you are not. There is no clear problem with 'impact', either.
> > 
> > There's no clear problem *to you*.
> > 
> > > So if somebody comes along later and says that they find 'affect'
> > > confusing and impact should be used does that need to be accepted as
> > > well, back and forth ad nauseam?
> > 
> > No. When that happens we start a new discussion, and see where that
> > leads.
> > 
> > > > The difference may not matter to you, but it matters to me.
> > > > 
> > > > If it's bikeshedding to you, and it "gnerally conveys the same meaning",
> > > > why are you arguing against?
> > > 
> > > So if 'for' loops and 'while' loops generally convey the same meaning
> > > should we accept patches that replace some 'for' loops with 'while'
> > > lopps or vice versa?
> > 
> > You are not answering my question, and you are providing an irrelevant
> > example.
> > 
> > I don't see any general difference between 'for' loops and 'while'
> > loops. But I do see a difference between 'impact' and 'affect'.
> > 
> > You are starting from the premise that $a is no different than $b.
> > That's your opinion, and I'm not disregarding it. But other people (e.g.
> > Varun and me) do have a different opinion.
> > 
> > Again, to make it crystal clear; you opine that $a and $b are equal, we
> > opine that they are not. We don't disregard your opinion, you do
> > disregard ours.
> > 
> > I don't know how much clearer I can make this.

And changes to git should be based on fact, not opinion.

I don't know how much clearer I can state it.

Thanks

Michal