It seemed to be my remark on Why's Poignant Guide which did it. For a community which makes a big thing about being "cool" and "fun" I was surprised at how hot under the collar and serious Ruby fans got about what was meant to be a light-hearted comment about styles of tutorials. To be charitable, there may have been a transatlantic translation problem here, as noted in what was one of the more sensible comments in Why's blog on this article. My (British) use of the childish word "horrid" (...)
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