> Maybe this is a bit US-centric, You are violating the rule of the principle in saying this. :-) (Yes, I am aware it does not apply here.) It is EXTREMELY U

> Maybe this is a bit US-centric, You are violating the rule of the principle in saying this. :-) (Yes, I am aware it does not apply here.) It is EXTREMELY US-centric and frankly as a Brit who lived and worked in Central Europe and was previously engaged to a Norwegian, I find Crocker's rules laughable. How it looks to me is: "Use European manners with me. Don't waste your words or my time. Shut up and get on with it."