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From: Mark Lundquist <mark@rational.com>
Subject: Kindness
Date: 1999/08/31
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I hate to see people get trashed on for asking an innocent question!

A while back, a guy posted to this group with a question about how to do
something (or not do it) in Ada. One respondent, a respected expert in
the Ada community, replied with a post that was pretty thoroughly
contemptuous and condescending.

I don't get it!  The guy asking the question was willing to expose his
ignorance, and he put the question clearly and courteously.  So why the
insults?  I felt bad for the guy who asked the question and embarassed
by this response.  Also, it was a great opportunity to point out some of
the clear advantages of Ada, but it went to waste 'cause now that guy
will probably go away thinking of Ada as the Language Of Buttheads.