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Old 04-July-2009, 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Perikles View Post
If somebody is unused to the normal cut-and-thrust of discussion within a scientific or mathematical topic, the demolition of their idea can be received as highly aggressive and unfriendly.
Almost every new poster in the ATM is encouraged (again, after signup!) to read the rules, with a link directly to the post that contains the rules. In rule 13, that deals specifically with the ATM forum, there is a link called "READ THIS THREAD FIRST" that gives specific advice to new ATM posters. Being unaccustomed is not an excuse, although some leniency is usually granted.
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