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Re:You can't parse [X]HTML with regex (2009) by andybak on Friday March 05, 2021 @06:34AM (#26355673)
> It's disrespectful

How do you respectful tell someone you think they are mistaken? I'd rather not be pussyfooted around by someone if I'm in the role of "person who has asked a question based on a faulty assumption". Don't be rude but don't avoid trying to answer truthfully to the best of your ability.

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Re:You can't parse [X]HTML with regex (2009) by bill_mon on Friday March 05, 2021 @07:13AM (#26355956)
> How do you respectful tell someone you think they are mistaken?

How about "you're mistaken"?

The problem is with "You don't know what you're talking about, but I do, so let me answer your real question".

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Re:You can't parse [X]HTML with regex (2009) by andybak on Friday March 05, 2021 @08:59AM (#26356910)
The wording used was "You’re asking the wrong question” not "You don't know what you're talking about".

I find that perfectly fine. It was slightly disingenuous to reword it.

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