You and the rest of the people on internals@ are not the masses nor do
they represent them in any way. When a 'non-contributor' dares to voice
an opinion, he's shut up because he's, well, a non-contributor. He's the
one that matters, though, not you.
PHP doesn't need to be a true-democracy (unfocused and dismissive of the
minority), nor an elitist oligarchy (insular and unresponsive to real
needs).
Yes, the php-general@ masses are the "voice of the people". The unwashed
majority of the masses want simplicity and constancy, and it's important
that they be provided with such. But there's also that marginalized
minority of *good* scripters out there who will ultimately outgrow PHP
because it doesn't offer the level of professional internal consistency
they're looking for.
It's our responsibilities, as contributors, maintainers, and those merely
voicing concerns in open forum to consider all of the masses (unwashed and
otherwise) when making decisions of internal focus.
I appreciate that the "WishList" is long and aggressive. It's also not a
binary image. Let's spread it all out on the table and compare what's good
and not-so-good about it.
The masses deserve that consideration.
-Sara
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