RE: C-d deleting region considered harmful

[Drew Adams]

> > Is there any particular _reason_ for C-d to have this 
> > effect?
> 
> I don't know what was Chong's motivation for it, but one reason i that
> the `delete' key is often remapped to C-d.

That's not a reason.  That's not a reason to change the behavior of either/both
of them.

People maybe often call you "Stef" (dunno).  That's not a reason why both "Stef"
and "Stefan" should suddenly start referring to a completely different
person/behavior whenever the moon is full.