Stripping whitespace

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On Jan 24, 8:21 am, ryan k <r... at ryankaskel.com> wrote:
> On Jan 23, 6:30 pm, John Machin <sjmac... at lexicon.net> wrote:
>
> > On Jan 24, 9:50 am, ryan k <r... at ryankaskel.com> wrote:
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> > > Steven D'Aprano, you are a prick.
>
> > And your reasons for coming to that stridently expressed conclusion
> > after reading a posting that was *not* addressed to you are .....?
>
> Because his tone is extremely condescending and quite frankly
> annoying. From this post to others, his terse remarks scar this
> community and fade its atmosphere of friendliness.

And your response was any better because...?