The premise is that this would be pasted in its entirety into a reply to a usenet or listserv post, with the text of the appropriate line- or lines- modified fr

The premise is that this would be pasted in its entirety into a reply to a usenet or listserv post, with the text of the appropriate line- or lines- modified from "( )" to "(x)". The implication is that amateur calendarists, who do not fully grasp the enormity of the task, frequently post to this list with proposals for a new calendar. The regular contributors to this list see so many ill-conceived proposals that they have prepared a post with all of the common mistakes and oversights so they may shoot the theory down without having to type them all over again. In reality this list is prepared and posted as a joke for the members of the community and a deterrent to posting calendar proposals at all, at least those that do not consider all of these common errors ahead of time.