On Sep 14, 5:20 pm, Ben Finney <ben+pyt...@benfinney.id.au> wrote: > TerryP <bigboss1...@gmail.com> writes: > > Not to be omega-rude and disrespectful, but if you have to ask such a > > question -- you are either to stupid a programmer to warrant any > > intellectual response, or are just interested in wasting peoples > > bandwidth. > > If you think this is “not to be rude and disrespectful”, you're not > reading what you write. Please refrain from personal insults like this.
> Ben Finney Respectfully Ben (or anyone regular for that matter), when have you come to the aid of a noob when a "regular" on this group has shown disrespect? I have seen lots of disrespect flung downwards and nobody says a peep about it. Every time a small disagreement erupts the *plonking* or trolling begins. I can't see why some get so emotional and let disagreement turn to hate filled rage. Actually since i have been *plonked* my experiences here have been much better. Maybe one day the *plonkers* will return, but if not, oh well! The OP obviously did not ponder the deeps of why Python uses indention for blocks before posting. I will admit TerryP's language could offend touchy people, but i have seen much worse on this list from some very well known regulars! This group is not the shining jewel of friendliness i wish it were. I have been here for about 1.5 years and still feel i must watch my back constantly. Too many people let little disagreement harbor resentments. I have no time for hating this person or that person because i do not agree with his or her politics or whatever. I may exchange heated debate with them one minute and share a cold beer the next. I think some of you need to follow this model. A Usenet group is for learning and participating. No one should ever feel intimidated to post comments because he or she may get bullied. I find i learn much more about a subject when i get involved and share my opinions. Sometimes i might be completely wrong, and get a wee bit embarrassed, but what better way to learn than that! I think Terrp's post is not a case of bulling, more a case of one or two poor word choices. TerryP's post is actually completely factual, albeit just a wee bit *too* colorful. ;-) everybody just relax a bit! -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
