Sure, as you point out, we might see these things differently. I was not trying to blame you in any way. I found your post entertaining. I wrote the above to retract part of my post, since it conveys (explicitly) a different point than I intended.
> In fact, I think this is one of the
> big differences between us: what you interpret as "flamewars" and
> discord -- what apparently drove you to retreat from the list -- I see
> as the normal hashing out of opposing POVs.
Sure, perhaps, but it didn't work for me... I found that my own content was getting pretty non-productive (and that is another reason to resort, or retreat, to one-liners, I guess!).
And now, please stop talking about me, you coal shovelling tool of Satan.
--ravi
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