Subject: Re: [OT} Karl Heinz Buchegger, Victor Bazarov, socketd, Nils Petter Vaskinn: The Owners of C++.
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2003 01:37:09 +1000
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perseus said:
Wouldn't it be better if my message was left there alone and
unanswered? Aren't you in favor of economizing space and bandwidth?
Simply, if you don't know the answer, DON'T ANSWER!
perseus
First, the issue is not whether people know the answer. It is whether they
think it appropriate to answer in this newsgroup.
Second, the reason why people point out that a question is OT is so the
person asking can look elsewhere. Normally they do so and the thread ends
right there. It is only the rare person like yourself who turns it into
World War III.
Third, sometimes people are prepared to stretch a point and give advice even
on an off-topic subject. But they don't give it to people who adopt a
hostile attitude. This group has its norms of behaviour. You apparently are
unaware of them and have no interest in respecting them. This cannot produce
a happy outcome.