On Thursday 10 November 2016 17:43, breamore...@gmail.com wrote: > On Thursday, November 10, 2016 at 1:09:31 AM UTC, Steve D'Aprano wrote: >> > > [snipped] > > Steven, there is no need to be rude or condescending.
Indeed, and if I thought you were sincere, or knew what you were objecting to, I might take your rebuke a bit more seriously. But as it stands, it looks like you're obviously copying Ethan's words (almost word-for-word identically) so I think you're just trying to make a point about the general unfairness that you're called out for an unprovoked personal attack on Bart while I got away with a friendly and light-hearted comment that he is experienced enough to know how to ask for help with apt-get install numpy if he wants it. Yes, you're right, the world is harsh and cruel for those who can't tell the difference between a personal attack and a gentle dig. Here's a couple of hints as to why your comment was unacceptable and mine wasn't: - you brought up discussions/issues from the past completely unrelated to the current discussion, solely for the purpose of embarrassing Bart and re-opening old arguments; - I didn't; - you compared him to a notorious (albeit possibly mythical) mass murderer of children; - I didn't. Hope that helps. -- Steven 299792.458 km/s — not just a good idea, it’s the law! -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list