atmosphere on c.l.py (WAS: How about "pure virtual methods"?)

[Doug Holton]

Steven Bethard wrote:
> Doug Holton wrote:
> 
>> Fredrik Lundh wrote:
>>
>>> well, since I'm not in the ego-stroking business, what if I promise 
>>> never to reply to posts by you, robert, and alex?
>>
>>
>> That's not fair to the rest of us though :)
> 
> 
> That's not even fair to the non-rest of us. =)  As I noted, "his answers 
> ... are often very insightful" -- it would be a pity to lose them.


He was only acknowledging the problem to those 3 people who complained 
about it.  I was making the point that others do not like being trolled 
either.