On Tue, Apr 04, 2023 at 08:59:51AM -0700, Christoph Hellwig wrote: > On Tue, Apr 04, 2023 at 11:47:02AM -0400, Kent Overstreet wrote: > > Yeah, you're not trying to advance the discussion here, you're just > > restating your original position. I heard you, and I responded. > > Hi Kent, > > it might sound unusual to you, but yes, sometimes people ask questions > to advance "the discussion" or to try to find out what someone else is > actuall trying to do because it wasn't obvious. It then greatly > helps if you treat it as just a question and not a personal attack. "Asking the question", when the question is basic and already been discussed/responded to, can also be a form of obtuse trolling.
