RE,
Exactly right.
Alan hasn't tried repetitious posts yet. I have warned him not to, among other things. I have clearly stated I demand he reciprocate respect and cut the arrogance, mockery and derision. I have warned him that his pitch is way to patronizing. And the "convince US" argument he makes sounds like he wants to position himself as royalty. Only people far too filled with themselves use "US" instead of "ME".
Alan claims he wants to "stay on track", then he does not honor requests to bring all debating points to the table by asking me to read something he wrote elsewhere. WTF!?
I ask him to provide data and he just goes away.
Alan, you have about 3 days before I shut down this thread. If you do not wish to respond to my requests for data to defend your position, then you are violating a cardinal rule of debate that requires you to bring all your points to the table with evidence that defends them.
Also Alan, please NOTE that both RE and Surly are admins here too.