Hello Ikester and welcome to the forum!

Hmmm, Pwcca's sarcasm aside (which he resorts to frequently). Not many of us could claim perfect posting and total ongoing kindness/respect on this forum. However, I have been on the end of (and seen other creationists have too): false accusations, provocations and arrogance, bitter sarcasm, putting words in the mouth of the opposition (that were never said or insinuated) etc etc.....which I have found very difficult not to retaliate to and I'd challenge anybody else to resist the same (after awhile it does get to you).

I'm sure you've read enough through the past posts yourself to be familiar with some of it and no doubt you may have experienced it yourself. It can be very stressful and draining to find yourself having to constantly expose this in order to restore (hopefully) ones reputation (which some seek to undermine).

When they finally get retaliations from their baiting provocations, they start jumping onto what they perceive as "unfair, childish insults"...(even referring to CTD having apparent "temper tantrums", which I have never seen yet, in fact, quite the opposite!!). If they cannot find anything in the post to make enough of a meal out of, they may resort to putting words in ones mouth instead. Most of us have experienced that one quite often. I'd go so far as to call it bordering on slanderous (some would say it IS slanderous).

I'd challenge most people to deal with them in a manner that is constantly, mature, kind and respectful. One maybe able to resist it for awhile, but sooner or later, they usually get one to retaliate or at least leave the forum. Remaining and tolerating it is admirable admittedly, but breaks maybe necessary, depending on your health/resistance and interest/dedication in the subject itself.

Cheers!