You'll have to forgive me, or not, for this second post, but I'd really like an answer to this. By /msg if you feel unable to do on the record.

How many levels deep has the thread gone (deeper is usually bad)?

At exactly what point in this 23/24/25 level deep thread should I have stopped responding? 10? 15? 20?

Whichever number you pick, why didn't you apply that rule to yourself?

And while you're at it, at what arbitrary point should I have cut off the OP in this thread that finishes up 27 levels deep with the OP thanking me profusely?

And that's the trouble with arbitrary rules. They are nonsensical, ludicrous & inane.

You (collectively, that small minority already identified), are asking me to conduct myself not according to some logical set of rules or guidelines, but to whatever flight of fancy pops into one of your heads at given any moment in time.

Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
"Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".
In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.
RIP an inspiration; A true Folk's Guy

In reply to Re^26: What is "aggressive" argument? by BrowserUk
in thread What is "aggressive" argument? by BrowserUk

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