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In article <3l6fcr$n...@carina.unm.edu>, roger m squires wrote:
>>
>>Nice note, but the Webster's definition of strafe is "to attack with
>>gunfire" (especially from low-flying aircraft).  No mention of moving
>>side to side....
>
>	You are quibbling.  The definition specifically mentions
>	aircraft firing on fixed ground positions, in other words
>	"firing while moving -- side-to-side, up-down, whatever..."

I'm not quibbling, you misread my meaning.  I meant that the definition
can't be boiled down to simply "moving side to side"; gunfire is included.

>>	  ...You can certainly slide without firing...
>
>	Agree.

And you can't strafe without firing, so the FAQ should use "slide" to
mean slide (as the docs and game do) rather than borrowing Doom usage.
This isn't a nitpick--it's genuinely confusing terminology, especially
since Descent is played from within a ship.

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