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Op 30-09-13 20:54, Ned Batchelder schreef:
> On 9/30/13 2:42 PM, Mark Lawrence wrote:
>> Please drop dead and the sooner the better.  Your arrogant attitide to
>> the numerous people who've tried so hard to help you is disgraceful.
>
> Mark, I'm as frustrated as anyone by Nikos' threads, but there's really
> no call for "Please drop dead."  We can do better than that.

I disagree. The "Please drop dead" seems well deserved to me. You may
think it better if people could put themselves above it, but that
doesn't make the remark less deserved.

-- 
Antoon Pardon