title: Why is '//' style multiline comment bad (in Java)?
body: <p><a href="http://java.sun.com/docs/codeconv/html/CodeConventions.doc4.html#286" rel="noreferrer">http://java.sun.com/docs/codeconv/html/CodeConventions.doc4.html#286</a></p>
  
  <p>I was reading the above section of Java coding convention and started to wonder why it says "// comment.....shouldn't be used on consecutive multiple lines for text comments"</p>
  
  <p>Copy pasted the relevant section here for convenience:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>The // comment delimiter can comment
    out a complete line or only a partial
    line. <strong>It shouldn't be used on
    consecutive multiple lines for text
    comments</strong>; however, it can be used in
    consecutive multiple lines for
    commenting out sections of code.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>Is there any rational reason for this?</p>