Comment by steveklabnik

Sure, it's not like, a law of physics or something, but

1. in this case there's... more to it, as you've been pointed out

2. I still think it's polite to respect someone's wishes, especially when it is trivial to do so.

This attitude of "well I can because I can and what you think doesn't matter" is promoted as the culture of "the internet" by a lot of folks, but it's a cultural thing that not everyone agrees with.