"Thomas Borchert" wrote in message
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What irks me most is how violent people attack those of a different
opinion over this rather trivial matter - all the while being wrong...

I find it amusing, *because* of the strong correlation between abusive
language and ignorance.

As you noted, the folks who "get it" have been reasonably polite, while the
people who use the worst language, calling others "idiots" and "morons" etc
are the ones who don't have a clue.

I find this outcome hilarious. I don't mind the name-calling; it's par for
the course on Usenet, and the above-noted correlation holds true nearly all
of the time, not just in this thread. It's an easy way to filter out the
people who really *are* morons.

Pete