For those of you who consider mr wasser automatic for flames, think of the time when you were "young and foolish".

I don't like what you are implying here. You are suggesting that we all once behaved like Wassercrats. Could you either backup your claim with references (the Internet has a good memory) or retract your words?

I know the young part is a compliment Wassercrats.

"compliment"? Do you mean "competent"? I don't know Wassercrats age, nor do I think that matters. I don't discriminate, and I don't think "older" people should be judged differently than "younger" people. As for Wassercrats being competent - perhaps he is. However, I don't recall any post of him suggesting he is. All I remember are posts of him attracking a lot downvotes. I haven't decided yet whether he's a troll or just a sad case.

But he brought up a valid point using some statistics.

He did? He brought up a point? What point did he bring up?

His analysis is shallow to say the least, and I'd consider it not-read-into-enough. Too simplistic. But that gives NONE of you the right to treat him less than a human being.

Who did? Did anyone call him names? Please don't accuse people without being specific. Give us names and quotes. I reread the thread, and I don't see anyone treating him as "less than a human being".

And I've told him before, you should at least consider what people say, but if he doesn't want to do certain things, that's his will.

Yes, but if he doesn't like how people react on what he's saying, he shouldn't voice his opinion. Freedom of speech works both ways.

The only outcome is possibly bad code.

The only Perl code posted in this thread was mine. Could you elaborate on why you consider that "bad code"?

So to you who have begged him to leave, what makes you any better that you should stay here yourselves?

I can think of a couple of reasons. Perhaps the most important reason is that those who begged him to leave don't post articles with sentences like I might consider switching to another language if this trend persists.

Are you too good to teach others the errors in their ways?

Now I am confused. First you critize us from writing replies to the "young and foolish" Wassercrats - yet you expect us to teach him his errors. Do you expect us to visit him in person?

Do you not know how to properly refute an argument?

I think that before anyone can refute an argument, there should be an argument in the first place. I think the thread was like this:

1. Wassercrats composes some statistics.
2. Wassercrats might consider switching to a different language because of the statistics.
3. People said "fine with us".

What do you expect people to say? No, please, don't do that? Didn't you say about him if he doesn't want to do certain things, that's his will? If he doesn't want to program in Perl, isn't it your own idea that it's his will he shouldn't?

Do you not know how to interact with the community?

Have you stopped beating your wife?

At least wassercrats has the due dilligence to try and makes some sense of things. It's not always right, but he tries.

He can try to make all the sense he wants. But anyone who posts here, or elsewhere on a more or less public forum should expect people react to their postings. If they can't stand that, then don't post publicly.

And that's certainly worth a lot more than your unneeded flames.

Djee, what a good last sentence of a post that's mostly a flame.

Abigail