Daniel Stockman wrote:
It isn't rational because _you've_ made it emotional through outright troll-ish tactics such as talking past people's points, begging the question, and rampant ad hominem.
I haven't made any ad hominem remarks that I can recall. If I've "talked past" someone's points it wasn't deliberate. I made a couple of mistakes confusing two different people with each other (harder to do on a forum by the way) and apologized for them.
If a forum is so important to you, MAKE ONE. No one is stopping you.
I addressed this point already -- fragmenting an online community is not productive. It's akin to the way Linux deals with UI issues -- forking.
Stop polluting this list with your aggrieved whining.
Would pointing out that you're the one using "troll-ish tactics" be considered ad hominem at this point. Or merely "aggrieved whining"?
I think I'll stop "polluting" this list with my presence.