I received the telegraph (message) instructions:

 "go east 3 strides,

 then go 4 strides north.

Where are you (now)?"

Answer: 5 strides east.

 

Signed

Virtual.

And the point of this is...?

9 hours ago, Markus Hanke said:

And the point of this is...?

A demonstration that not all posts in Science forums need contain science?

15 hours ago, Area54 said:

A demonstration that not all posts in Science forums need contain science?

This is in “Speculations”, so it should be related to science in some way. There are other forum section for general conversation.

7 hours ago, Markus Hanke said:

This is in “Speculations”, so it should be related to science in some way. There are other forum section for general conversation.

I can see I need to work harder on making it clear when I am criticising an OP with gentle irony, rather than asking an actual question. (Or give up critiques entirely. I imagine that would top any poll.)