In article <52a84061$0$29992$c3e8da3$54964...@news.astraweb.com>, Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.pyt...@pearwood.info> wrote:
> When did this forum become so intolerant of even the tiniest, most minor > breaches of old-school tech etiquette? Have we really got nothing better > to do than to go on the war path over such trivial issues? Out of five > responses to the Original Poster's email, there was *one* helpful reply, > followed by no fewer than four people playing "Stacks on the n00b" making > the same comment about being unable to delete the message. I'm sure all > four of you think you are ever such wits, but you're only half right. I believe I started off the chain of responses you're referring to. I meant it semi-humorously, but also with a point. It is clear it turned out to be harmful, and for that I apologize. I share your dismay at where this group is going, and feel bad that I inadvertently moved it further in that direction. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list