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Old 22-May-2006, 10:41 PM
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You wish! I gave a specific reason for not answering and was punished.
You were suspended because you gave an unacceptable reason:
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I will decline answering your questions until you show some politeness.
It was painfully obvious that it was just an excuse to avoid addressing my questions and facing the fact that you were wrong.


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After that I answered the questions up until the point the thread was closed.
Rehashing the same "arguments" I had debunked earlier.
What did you say?
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Possibly this is a general reaction of mainstreamers when confronted with evidence against something they believe to be true and more so if they at first assumed the proposal was already proven to be "crackpot". How does one acknowledge not just being mistaken, but having been positively caustic and dismissive without "losing face"? Avoid and ignore is the easy way out.
Which is exactly what you have done until the end of that thread: avoid and ignore.


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So don't try to present my posts to say something that isn't true, that would be a violation of the rules.
You have consistently tried to avoid my questions: it is plain view to be seen by all members of the board.
You addressed them only when faced with a potential ban for your behaviour.
If you feel you have been unfairly treated, you can appeal to the administrators.

But let me ask you again:
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Are you prepared to face the fact that EU proponents have not come up with anything resembling a viable alternative to mainstream model?
Well, are you?
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