<p>To the OP, I looked at your long answer and some of it sounds rude. So it might have been painful to the questioner and maybe that's why he deleted his question and the thread. Here's a particular bit I thought was rude:</p>

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<pre><code> Now this here is a technical measurement. (you quoted the questioner's
 irrelevant colloquialism)
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  <p>Your terminology is unfamiliar. Can you either avoid the jargon or
  explain its meaning? (you made fun of the guy essentially)</p>
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<p>I'm sure you didn't intend to make fun, but I second a word used by Paul Uszak, "patronizing."</p>
