Announcing a World Alliance

You could argue semantics forever on a living language, but that comes across as just wanting to insert yourself into the conversation with absolutely nothing relevant to the topic to add, so let's just drop it and stay on track, hm?

I could, using your post as an example, but that seems silly.

One step forward, two steps back.

It could also be noted that moving to left or the right in lieu of actually moving forward would be semi-progress if the object in question had not previously been demonstrated to move at all. IE: "It's a start".

You could argue semantics forever on a living language, but that comes across as just wanting to insert yourself into the conversation with absolutely nothing relevant to the topic to add, so let's just drop it and stay on track, hm?

If the sum amount of moment is positive, it's still progress.

My point was, it's ridiculous to ask for progress, get the first steps, and then whine that it's not enough.