Am I the only one that always gets a chuckle out of these disclaimers? The 'obvious reasons' always seem to boil down to a) don't want to go through the karmic trauma of being modded down or b) persecution complex.
We warn the reader in advance that the proof presented here depends on a
clever but highly unmotivated trick.
-- Howard Anton, "Elementary Linear Algebra"
Choice of words did not go unnoticed (Score:0)
Are you going to come out in support of something? Have you come out recently?
You say more than you think. I would rather you think before you engage your keyboard.
Posted AC for obvious reasons.
OT: obvious reasons (Score:4, Insightful)
Posted AC for obvious reasons.
Am I the only one that always gets a chuckle out of these disclaimers? The 'obvious reasons' always seem to boil down to a) don't want to go through the karmic trauma of being modded down or b) persecution complex.
Re: (Score:3, Insightful)
by thePowerOfGrayskull (905905) on Wed Aug 20, '08 12:20 PM (#24677003) Homepage
Posted AC for obvious reasons.
This is why the preview button exists, kids.
Re:OT: obvious reasons (Score:3, Informative)
thePowerOfGrayskull was talking about the person he replied to, who indeed posted as AC and invoked the disclaimer.
Go to the message and click the "Parent" button at the bottom of it, and you'll see.