Continuing with ad hominem attacks? Please don't imply I'm attacking your character. I'm attacking your arguments and no more. I'm sure you're a perfectly acceptable person.
And I disagree with more than just "jockish"; I quoted it because I thought it was the salient part of your comment. You're making a comment about the poster rather than his arguments. And that bothers me.
Please stop. I like PG's How To Argue, and this is not worth the time. You are taking too much time to police what isn't needed, cherrypicking of my words to whiteknight these guys. Let them object if they wish. And we'll have a civil discussion.
I'm making arguments about substantive matters that impact on the reception of the OP's argument. I say nothing about their character, and concentrate on their arguments. Method matters. But right now I'm more interested in headway on the original topic. Let's do that and go there instead?
Well, no. At this point you're no longer just insulting them, you're also insulting me.
I'm cherrypicking? Whiteknighting? Policing? Come on now. I'm replying to your comments in a level-headed fashion, and that's what you have to say to me? Talk about "method."
You even restated that you think "jockish" was warranted after editing that comment.
And I disagree with more than just "jockish"; I quoted it because I thought it was the salient part of your comment. You're making a comment about the poster rather than his arguments. And that bothers me.