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> So that's what concerned you. The points don't matter. That's your response? How very caviler of you. It does matter because it's communication, albeit binary and pretty bad, about how well your comment is being received. It matters emotionally, just like a scowl matters, or a joke at your expense matters. It's also a form of censorship and throwing rotten food on the poster. > Particularly as you don't know who is…
I can only assume that your vitriol stems from my lmgtfy post and so for that I apologise. My comment about the points was and is both sincere and practical advice and I hope you can revisit that post and my others in a less antagonistic light.
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> So that's what concerned you. The points don't matter. That's your response? How very caviler of you. It does matter because it's communication, albeit binary and pretty bad, about how well your comment is being received. It matters emotionally, just like a scowl matters, or a joke at your expense matters. It's also a form of censorship and throwing rotten food on the poster. > Particularly as you don't know who is…
I can only assume that your vitriol stems from my lmgtfy post and so for that I apologise. My comment about the points was and is both sincere and practical advice and I hope you can revisit that post and my others in a less antagonistic light.
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