This is actually a pretty good example of how NOT to write to persuade people. With the condescending and passive-aggressive tone, probably no git user will be

This is actually a pretty good example of how NOT to write to persuade people. With the condescending and passive-aggressive tone, probably no git user will be affected by it in a positive way. But maybe the intended audience is the Mercurial community; lots of people, especially coders engaged in unix^H^H^H^Heditor^H^H^H^H^H^HDVCS wars, like their echo chambers.