Earlier,
@C clearly reminded those participating in the forum that I had made this statement.
That attribution is correct, but it has been taken out of context, where I stated that I did not need to repeat the analysis that I had provided in an earlier post. A more complete quote where that is clear is:
I might have said no more about any of this if, but then this was posted:
This repeats the assertion I objected to earlier, as if mere repetition would make it correct when it wasn't correct before. This statement, examined in isolation and not in the context of the question that was asked, doesn't withstand analysis. The word 'until' is normally used with an inclusive meaning, so a statement that something is available
until March would normally carry the meaning that it is available until the end of March, and won't be available in April. This is clearly the case with Route Napoleon, which is closed by government decree until 31 March.
So suggesting this:
flies in the face of the conventional meaning of the word
until if the intent was to indicate that it was open in April.
To me, this goes to the broader subject of whether the designation of a Solution Post is worthwhile, and whether a set of guidelines can be developed that address its further use. Given the clear failures that have been identified in the two threads that have been discussed here, my own view is that any further implementation should be deferred while
@ivar and the moderators work through the matters that have been raised here.