Here's the problem - NO-ONE WILL FUCKING READ THAT. (Sorry, just swearing to grab attention). Linus isn't just talking to the submitter. He knows perfectly wel

Here's the problem - NO-ONE WILL FUCKING READ THAT. (Sorry, just swearing to grab attention). Linus isn't just talking to the submitter. He knows perfectly well that his rants will be read by everyone in the community. A polite "plz fix it" will go unnoticed. I'm not sure whether there's some common understanding that his rants are just an act, to get everyone to read them. Or if Linus thinks that it's actually justified to be a dick when people fuck up. But I think it's a factor - when Linus rants, everyone pays attention, and Linus will certainly be aware of that. Yes, it would be nice if people paid attention to him being polite. But if he wrote it like the rewritten suggestion, only a handful of people would read it, and they're probably not the the type of people who are making the mistakes to begin with. If people ask Linus to do anything, ask him to politely reach out to the people he flames, and let them know that the reason for his grandstanding is mostly just to grab eyeballs. It raises an important issue, and while he may be annoyed at the bad submit the level of vitriol is only really there to grab attention.