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Yes, I had this same observation when I first started using the internet about twenty years ago, and care in this regard has been ingrained into my online behavior ever since. But whether it's online or off, we all have to learn not to be constantly paranoid that others are trying to offend us. The commenter, though, seems rather "special" in that he hasn't adapted as such.
You'll notice that I did try to explain that I meant no harm from the start of the commenter's ugly digressions. But it seems like he only picks up on individual words that look offensive to him without understanding the context or meaning. So my effort to be friendly and understanding just made the situation worse. For future reference, though, I like your suggestion to keep my response to this sort of personality as short as possible, as in a single one-clause sentence that lacks any even mildly difficult vocabulary.
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Adrian Alexander wrote: You'll notice that I did try to explain that I meant no harm from the start of the commenter's ugly digressions. But it seems like he only picks up on individual words that look offensive to him without understanding the context or meaning
Yes, I saw. Some simply want to look for offence where none was intended. 
cheers,
Chris Maunder
The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP
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Spam[^]
Spammer[^]
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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He also posted spam here[^]
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Sean has killed his article. I do find myself wondering if he copied it from somewhere and that's why he couldn't change the fonts...don't know obviously, or I would have called plagiarism straight off.
If you get an email telling you that you can catch Swine Flu from tinned pork then just delete it. It's Spam.
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Something tells me he will be back... 
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Please tell me he will shave off that dead mouse on his upper lip first... 
If you get an email telling you that you can catch Swine Flu from tinned pork then just delete it. It's Spam.
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I doubt it. 
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It makes him look like Apu[^]
Even the hair style matches... 
If you get an email telling you that you can catch Swine Flu from tinned pork then just delete it. It's Spam.
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Evil... 
M.D.V.
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
Help me to understand what I'm saying, and I'll explain it better to you
Rating helpfull answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Wicked!
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I have deleted the message because it's not the type of message we want leaving in the forums.
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I left it because I'm reticent to report members when I can't see what they've written. Possibly the wrong thing to do 
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Gone!
The quick red ProgramFOX jumps right over the Lazy<Dog>.
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I had did a post as the following url and there are 2 replies really disturbing me. I had even not willing to use codeproject a mush from that time.
I was just posting about an open source project and 2 users marked my message as bad it resulted in -32 points in my score.
Link to the old post[^]
What can I do?
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RawCode007 wrote: What can I do
Not much. Your message link does not go anywhere and the points are meaningless.
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Okay.... and? Still not much you can do about it and the points still do not mean anything.
Probably someone thought you was posting a SPAM message. Personally, I would have probably found a more appropriate forum to post your advertisement rather than posting in the Lounge.
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You posted in a forum where there is very little sensible activity, and lots of piss taking.
A couple of people took the piss, I doubt there was any malice intended on their part.
Despite your please and thank you your post looks to the casual observer as if you are saying "I have done a thing, bask in its glory and tell me great things", or worse "I have done a thing, make it better for me".
Hence the reports as spam.
What you can do is not be so sensitive, be aware that The Lounge in particular is a silly place, remember that points do not make prizes, and keep using the site for yourself not for others.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
Shed Petition[ ^]
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