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Matt Randolph wrote: |
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> Simon Stelling wrote: |
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>> First, I didn't really want to offend you, although I have to admit |
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>> that a few statements were rather harsh. I didn't feel offended, and |
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>> I know you didn't want to say my answer was incompetent. However, if |
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>> I *were* the questioner, I'd feel offended, since I don't need |
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>> everything explained twice, and if I don't get it, I ask further |
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>> questions. Generally explaining it a second time somehow implies that |
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>> I didn't get it the first time, but perhaps that's just me. |
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Simon Stelling wrote: |
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> Just a personal note on this: What's the point in repeating |
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> everything? You only bore people with it. I think we can assume that |
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> the original poster either gets it the first time, or he'll surely ask |
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> again and give details about what he didn't understand. |
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Oops! I meant to quote you when you said it the first time. |
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"Pluralitas non est ponenda sine necessitate" - W. of O. |
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