Magnus Holmgren wrote:
> 
> I disagree. The RHS of almost all conditions and modifiers is expanded. Would 
> anyone think that the RHS in "ignore = this" or "disregard = that" would be 
> skipped over as if it were a comment?
> 
> IMHO "ignore" or "disregard" refer exactly as much to the intention of the 
> modifier as "expand" does, and likewise refers exactly as much to the 
> implementation as "expand" does. I mean, the admin shouldn't use a modifier 
> called "disregard" unless he intends the result to be disregarded; 
> disregarding the result is not merely how some arbitrary feature was 
> implemented. Or have I misunderstood you?

Think about it from the other direction -- I have some functionality I 
want to add to my ACL, and I don't know what code to write, so I hit the 
manual looking for something that seems right. Am I more likely to be 
thinking, "I just want to expand this string" or "I just want to ignore 
this string"?

> Disclaimer: This is not really that important...

The colour of the bikeshed is its more important attribute! :)

- Marc

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