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by ubernostrum 2792 days ago
Have you considered finding better examples instead?

Have you considered being a better person? Rushing to "well actually" someone else over even the tiniest omission in something they say is not a positive character trait. What you should do is immediately and permanently and irrevocably stop doing it.

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> Rushing to "well actually" someone else over even the tiniest omission

Except that I don't believe that it was a tiny omission - especially when you are trying to correct someone.

> is not a positive character trait

Neither is saying "You're welcome to your humble opinion" and continuing with an incorrect example to be honest.

> What you should do is immediately and permanently and irrevocably stop doing it

No can do. I have multiple times fallen "victim" to incorrect examples or claims online - and have multiple times also been "saved" by people posting corrections (even minor ones). If this is something that I can prevent from happening to others, is the ethical thing not to post a correction?

In any case, I did not mean to insult you nor was my post meant to be an aggression to you. I would suggest for the future to take corrections with a more open mind - not everyone is after you.