Phillip J. Eby wrote: > [posting back to python-dev in case others also perceived my original > message as impolite] > > At 01:25 PM 6/12/2006 -0700, Guido van Rossum wrote: > >>Oh, and the tone of your email was *not* polite. Messages starting >>with "I wasted an hour of my time" are not polite pretty much by >>definition. > > > Actually, I started out with "please" -- twice, after having previously > asked please in advance. I've also seen lots of messages on Python-Dev > where Tim Peters wrote about having wasted time due to other folks not > following established procedures, and I tried to emulate his tone. I guess > I didn't do a very good job, but not everybody is as funny as Tim is. :) > > Usually he manages to make it seem as though he would really be happy to > give up his nights and weekends but that sadly, he just doesn't have any > more time right at this particular moment. A sort of "it's not you, it's > me" thing. I guess I just left out that particular bit of > sleight-of-mouth. :) > > Anyway, will anyone who was offended by the original message please pretend > that it was delightfully witty and written by Tim instead? Thanks. ;) > I wonder what the hell's up with Tim. He's been really crabby lately ...
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