[kbenson]

I didn't consider what I was doing a flame war. I originally honestly asking for more information, and then considered it a conversation on the merits of explaining a topic to a general audience.

That genuinely interests me, which is why I've gotten into conversations on this topic a few times in the past. I understand that others may be uninterested in that or find it tedious, so I'll try to refrain in the future. My apologies.

[dang]

Thank you for the polite reply. I admit I didn't read it closely enough to suss out the subtleties. In our experience, when people starting arguing "I didn't say that, I said this" with each other, the conversation is close to informationless and tends only to produce more heat.