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You'll notice that I've rarely, if ever, directed this impatience at you because when you talk here you do tend to follow the rules of good debating and you try to discuss scientific issues. You also don't try to wind people up or insult them. Moderators are good to have on a forum because they can keep the dodgy tactics in check with everyone. When it's a free-for-all, then you inevitably get people taking advantage.


Thank you Linda. But consider this. I don't have the knowledge of terminology and other aspects that CTD has, so when I debate, I am really speaking in layperson's terms with a layperson's understanding, and am not able to argue on the same level. So I am unlikely to wind any of you up very much or pose much of a threat perhaps? CTD can, because he can speak the same language. This is what I suspect is the main upset for you and Linear. I could be mistaken, but that's what I'm picking up.

I think he's articulate, intelligent and amusing and an asset to the creation side, NOT a threat as Linear tries to make out <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> I enjoy his ability to debate you two on your own turf and the fact he's fluent in evolutionese is a bonus and doesn't seem to find the need to resort to the same ongoing nit-pickings that you and Linear do. One parody brought the house down, but was far from the ongoing criticisms that you two have done. Now you're claiming lack of moderation.....you'll notice that Russ has allowed much freedom on all these forums on here. Not just this one. So there's no surprise there, you knew what to expect. If people don't like the way they're run or the freedom? They can always leave.

If he feels CTD is in appropriate to the forum and really needs to be removed or moderated, that's up to him. I see personally that he's doing very well and I don't see any need whatsoever for moderation towards CTD. You guys are apparently not satisfied CTD's arguments, and apparently he's not satisfied with yours... You were never that satisifed with mine either. According to you, I was never really doing much right either at the time. Or not following proper debating "critique" Really after a while, it gets tiring and off-putting. CTD doesn't seem to be distracted by it, nor put off.

I admire that, but I don't envy his task.