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@user170039 Yes, and? Is there some (on-topic) discussion that you are trying to start by linking to that question? Is there a point that you are trying to make? If not, why is that topic relevant to CRUDE?
You replied pretty much only 10 or so minutes after my (multiply) pinging you. Note, the multiple pings were just edits, and me trying to annoy you! ;P
I heard them from a distance. But anyway I am very disappointed. Somebody (I'll gracefully forget who) promised me I'd wake up to 61 notifications. And guess what? there was none. Nothing. What's that. ;D
@quid Ummm, errrr, hmmmm, ahhhh, just wait, each passing day adds to the total notifications to expect!!
@quid I feel kind of bad about the confrontation with reality for the asker, which may have felt "brutal" to the asker on meta here. I was sincerely not trying to be snarky, just honest in my comments. The answer is rather snarky.
...but the answer is, in its own way, honest. I meant what I said, if the user was a highschool student. But if it is an undergraduate math major, looking for +'s to add to their resume upon graduation, then my comment could have been taken to be a "low blow".
I just hesitate, because in my generation, one always weighs what and how to say something so as to be the most supportive, where the current generation, on the internet anyway, seems to follow a "I'll say what I think, and if you don't like it, too bad for you" pattern.
@Holo Hot Network Question: they appear in the right column of the main pages for questions. Popular questions from various sites on the SE network are displayed, site wide.
@Holo Take a look at the lower half of the right column here. You'll see a list of questions below the header "Hot Network Questions". You can even click on that header, which will bring you here, where you can find the full list.