>>>I have been trying to steer people towards the better ways for a long time and I finally got sick and tired of wasting my breath on diplomacy.
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>Ernest Rutherford (who split the atom) once observed that if you can't explain something to the janitor, it may not be worth knowing.
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>One of his contemporaries also observed that we all should be respectful towards others; not as a reflection of their character, but of ours. ;-)
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>While best experts can be a bit scratchy, this VFP community has tended to be very polite and respectful unlike other communities where flame wars and petty insults reign. Sometimes it does come here- as I recall, Michel's first ever banning was of somebody who should have known better than to issue distasteful sexual taunts- but usually we're better and long may it continue.

hear, hear