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If you have to say "No offense" to begin a sentence, it probably doesn't belong on HN. And "..even you..if you were open to learn" is in the same vein. I'm not
by yesenadam 7y ago
If you have to say "No offense" to begin a sentence, it probably doesn't belong on HN. And "..even you..if you were open to learn" is in the same vein. I'm not interested in communicating further.
Edit: Gee, lots of downvotes. Not sure why. Should I have said nothing? I thought the way they spoke to me was utterly unacceptable, as I calmly pointed out. My initial points were mostly obvious things everyone in the chess world knows, including the person I was responding to.
- mikekchar 7y ago> Should I have said nothing? I'm hoping you want a reply here, or else I'm wasting my time ;-) I have found that letting others have the last word is both magnanimous and a great strategy for extracting myself from conversations with people I no longer wish to talk to. You seem like the kind of person who appreciates strategic thinking, which is why I thought you might enjoy that idea.
- abraae 7y agoI read HN for civilised rejoinders such as this.
- michaelt 7y agoThat's because you called his hobby "lol---chess without thinking" then got huffy when he replied in the same tone.
- seanhunter 7y agoIt's really ironic that you adopted such a sneering tone in your post and then tried to gatekeep what does or does not belong on HN.