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From: Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 00:59:34 -0600
Subject: Re: Teaching python to non-programmers
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On Mon, Apr 14, 2014 at 12:13 AM, alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> wrote:
> http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1855.txt
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> RFC1855 is the PEP8 of posting online :)

But it also says:

      Don't get involved in flame wars.  Neither post nor respond
      to incendiary material.

So we're already pretty much not in compliance.