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It is hard to believe that postings like these are real. Are you a
stand-up comedian trying out new material?

What do you gain by typing "da" instead of "the"? Maybe it saves you
a tiny fraction of a second in typing, but it really slows down reading
and (attempted) comprehension. What the hell does "ne" mean in
"do u really need 2 have ne such opinion"? Is literacy something to be
ashamed of?

You say that only the problem setter has the right to make the final 
decision, and "if he confirms that the problem or my solution is 
incorrect i will take it as wrong straightaway", AFTER he has said that
he got it wrong. What's the idea with that?

And then this: "just make the calculations assuming that we'll get 
da largest triangle when the squares r placed as shown in the prob's
figure... isn't dat wat we r supposed 2 do?": No, dat isn't wat we r
supposed 2 do. We are supposed to solve the problem, not do the
impossible. It is not possible to make the construction that the figure
purports to show. You got one answer by ignoring part of the problem
statement. We could equally well pick on other parts of the problem
sttement to ignore, and come up with other answers. As Ivan said,
you were lucky to make the same mistake as the problem setter made.

And this: "any problemsetter will be proud of a problem diz interesting
& hard 2 solve... diz small error can't overshadow his credit..."
The problem setter didn't make this problem up! He got it straight out
of someone else's published paper, and got it wrong. Where is the
credit in that???? (no special insult intended to setter, but it had to be
said). This is in fact an incredibly simple problem that could be solved
by anyone with a very basic knowledge of trigonometry and programming,
if only the input were correct.

And this: "whereas some ppl simply kept on saying dat da problemsetter
is plain wrong..bla bla without ever pointing out wat is so wrong with diz
problem in their eyes". If you had bothered to read the other postings,
you would have seen EXACT and COMPLETE specifications of what is
wrong with the problem, and you wouldn't have had to repeat it in your
own inimitable style in your last posting. "Moved up and down horizontally"
indeed.

If you're only interested in duplicating the erroneous results produced
by someone else, and admit yourself that the problem is wrong but
insist it doesn't matter, and ask the setter not to fix it, you might as
well get a job with microsoft.

P.S. Can anyone else see his picture?