["Followup-To:" to to microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.csharp]
Martin said:
While your original flamebait
My intention was /not/ to start a flame war, but to start a healthy
discussion on the subject of C and why its basic syntax is present in so
many modern programming languages.
If I had asked that question simply and directly, I doubt that many
would've given it a second thought. This is unfortunate detail to keep
in mind when posting to USENET, or other such Internet forums. There
needs to be a little spice to get a discussion going. This is what was
provided by myself in my thread-starter.
wasn't particularly an example of decency
on your part, at least have the decency to stop posting off-topic *now*,
please.
Oh, now that Martin's joined the fray, we're no longer allowed to
continue a discussion which has a sub-thread which is /ever so slightly/
off-topic. Hmph.
If you really believe that the intention of Alex' reply was to start
an elaborate discussion about the Chinese language in comp.lang.c,
Please take the time to /read/ the messages you're replying to. My
reply only just touches on the subject of the Chinese language. My
intention was /not/ to start an elaborate discussion about the Chinese
language.
I recommend that you stay off Usenet until you have learned to pick up
hints.
http://www.winternet.com/~mikelr/flame12.html
Off-topic, therefore Followup-To: poster.
I have no intention to e-mail my reply directly to you, so I disregarded
that follow-up. From the tone of your reply, it seems that had I given
you my e-mail address, I'd be harassed!
I've set follow-ups to microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.csharp, since
people in there are cool. However, my experience has shown that the
people in comp.lang.c, on the other hand, are a bunch of snobby a*******s!
I've posted in that group before and I got flamed in reply almost every
time. I also lurk in that group and notice that even regulars get
/regularly/ flamed there, for little or no reason.
Yeah, yeah, call me a troll. Whatever. This is my opinion, and you
asked for it by /flaming/ me.
Anyway, as I said, I'm not going to e-mail you, and may well proceed to
plonk you due to your heavy-handedness and your apparent snobby attitude.
Goodbye.