Perhaps because it was there.

Yes, it was.  Writing "off-topic" in the subject line is a big clue to you  
that what you're about to post doesn't belong.

I'm not sure that comparing your post to spam is the best way to defend  
your actions.

Good question.  He probably doesn't literally have first-hand knowledge as  
to what "most" of the people reading this newsgroup prefer.  That said,  
it's not uncommon at all for people using Usenet to prefer that their  
newsgroups contain only on-topic posts.  If he's guessing (and he probably  
is), it's not a bad guess.

It's already Saturday in some places of the world.

Of course you do.  After all, you didn't see any problem with your  
off-topic post in the first place.  Without taking the time to try to have  
some empathy for other people's viewpoint, your only conclusion could be  
that he's overreacting.

But, if you do happen to take the time to look at the issue from his point  
of view, you'll notice that you, and you alone, have been responsible for  
a number of off-topic posts recently.  To some extent, this is bearable if  
done infrequently and there's at least some marginal connection to the  
newsgroup.  Heck, it might even be worth encouraging.

But whatever that video is you linked to, it doesn't sound like it has  
_anything_ at all to do with programming, never mind C#, etc.  And this  
isn't an isolated incident...you seem to be starting to make a habit of  
posting off-topic posts.  This is detracting from the normally high  
signal-to-noise ratio in the newsgroup.

In that context, I'm not at all convinced that he's overreacting, however  
much you are convinced that he is.

Pete

And that makes it OK ?

Most readers of m.p.d.l.cs ...

Arne

I hear you.

Maybe a off topic post is nice trice a year, but I have been over-feeding
this newgroup with silly jokes.

I'll do it less frequently from now on.

However, the post was almost on topic:

- "Managing coders is like herding cats!"

Happy Coding
- Michael Starberg