Path: csiph.com!v102.xanadu-bbs.net!xanadu-bbs.net!eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!border3.nntp.ams.giganews.com!Xl.tags.giganews.com!border1.nntp.ams.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!local2.nntp.ams.giganews.com!nntp.bt.com!news.bt.com.POSTED!not-for-mail NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 09:40:58 -0600 Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:40:54 +0000 From: lipska the kat User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:11.0) Gecko/20120410 Thunderbird/11.0.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer Subject: Re: Need clarification on Object.equals. References: <909022a2-ead4-45e6-9f43-79b5013e04ee@googlegroups.com> <67da22eb-42d8-40bf-b172-9aac1eef268e@googlegroups.com> <50d13174$0$283$14726298@news.sunsite.dk> <-vKdnV0vgsl4CUzNnZ2dnUVZ8sOdnZ2d@bt.com> <50d1ca29$0$282$14726298@news.sunsite.dk> <50d1caa3$0$282$14726298@news.sunsite.dk> <50d1d243$0$286$14726298@news.sunsite.dk> <50d1da91$0$282$14726298@news.sunsite.dk> In-Reply-To: <50d1da91$0$282$14726298@news.sunsite.dk> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-ID: Lines: 72 X-Usenet-Provider: http://www.giganews.com X-AuthenticatedUsername: NoAuthUser X-Trace: sv3-BejIel2oQFl7+URcw5zr7ET/6UnGMHrgO4hPA64Y/y4hhHvRBQMpZIh/WB+ba+RkgbDnzp8J766g4z0!k+Vr51iqyViLO9cankUKpFXI7Uknzs5CwEzZ3pKWrsWYZdD/DXYYWKzrjw7rzgcdE5Xj9gHLRrA= X-Complaints-To: abuse@btinternet.com X-DMCA-Complaints-To: abuse@btinternet.com X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Please be sure to forward a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-and-DMCA-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Postfilter: 1.3.40 X-Original-Bytes: 3960 Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.java.programmer:20537 On 19/12/12 15:17, Arne Vajhøj wrote: > On 12/19/2012 10:05 AM, lipska the kat wrote: >> On 19/12/12 14:42, Arne Vajhøj wrote: >>> On 12/19/2012 9:36 AM, lipska the kat wrote: >>>> On 19/12/12 14:09, Arne Vajhøj wrote: >>>>> On 12/19/2012 9:07 AM, Arne Vajhøj wrote: >>>>>> On 12/19/2012 6:22 AM, Patricia Shanahan wrote: >>>>>>> On 12/19/2012 2:20 AM, lipska the kat wrote: >>>>>>> ... >>>> >>>> [snip] >>>> >>>>> >>>>> My point is that while newbies do have a "allowed to post >>>>> stupid questions" card, then they do not have a "allowed >>>>> to insult others without being criticized for it" card. >>> >>>> Your arrogance is almost beyond belief. Listen to yourself >>>> You really do think that you are in some way qualified to pass judgment >>>> on what is a stupid question and what isn't. >>> >>> Congratulations you completely missed the point. >> >> No I didn't and I quote >> >> "My point is that while newbies do have a "allowed to post >> stupid questions" card" >> >> Who 'allows' them to post stupid questions. >> You ? >> >> Who decides who is a newbie >> You ? >> >> Who decides it is a stupid question >> You ? >> >> And before you use the 'community' card >> >> Who made you the spokesperson >> You ? >> >> Well ? > > Yes - you missed the point, but let me try to explain again. > > My point is that I am not objecting to questions whether > I consider them stupid or not (or whether I consider the > person a newbie or not) - I am objecting to the > person asking the question insulting those that try to help. Well you still don't get it do you I don't defend insulting behavior but sometimes flesh and blood can stand just so much, lets try again. One question at a time. You said "My point is that while newbies do have a "allowed to post stupid questions" card" Who 'allows' them to post stupid questions. Do you understand the question It's a very simple question, really it is. who is it ? I really do want to know. lipska -- Lipska the Kat©: Troll hunter, sandbox destroyer and farscape dreamer of Aeryn Sun