Originally Posted by
PaulMSN
Followed closely by 50 posts by people who just can't stop themselves from replying with a reprimand rather than just ignore the question.
Sounds like it's time for some moderator intervention if it's got that bad. FT is supposed to be a welcoming community, not one where a few people can run every new poster off.
From the guidelines:
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Notice there's no exception listed here for the MS forum.