[VadeRetro]

Before Vade, Aric2000 and Mr. Placemarker arrived, the subject of the thread was being discussed.

Actually, it was before gore pinged in Ditto. (Note that he was also hoping for renowned science-interpreter conservababeJen as well.) Ditto's first post was an attempt to get Ogmios banned. The thread was diverted when the usual anti-science crowd hijacked it, period. We've seen this and seen this.

[VadeRetro]

Of course, even before the arrival of Ditto we had this bit of blue spew. This person is grandfathered into the right to hurl charges of any and all sorts, sort of like the last legal spitballers.

[PatrickHenry]

To be very clear about my participation in this thread, here's a complete catalogue of my posts before this one:

Post 27, I activate my ping list.
Post 31, I reply to Modernman:

The Bible is not a physics or biology textbook.

Yes. But you will soon be exposed to the views of those who think otherwise. Brace yourself.

Post 88: I reply to r9etb about "random" assembly of organisms.
Post 95: I reply to Ogmios: And economics is for "what's in it for me?"
Post 117: Placemarker
Post 126: Placemarker
Post 184: Placemarker

Now, in post 186, one of the last remaining trolls says, of me (and others):

Before Vade, Aric2000 and Mr. Placemarker arrived, the subject of the thread was being discussed. Now the thugs of evolution are insulting and indulging in personal attacks. Like all tyrants, these folk cannot stand honest discussion because they know their atheism, their evolutionary theory, their so called science is a total joke and they cannot win any argument honestly. Lies, smears, insults, threats, ganging up on people is all they know how to do. Like a pack of wolves they descend on a thread to destroy it and those who disagree with them.

I have posted no insults, no personal attacks, no smears, no threats, nor have I ganged up on anyone. Further, I've done nothing to destroy the thread. Nor have I hit the abuse button, notwithstanding more than sufficient provocation.

[DittoJed2]

My first post was NOT an attempt to get Aric banned. I didn't ping the admin moderator on that post. Considering that I've alerted Free Republic to Aric's new identity once before, I'm under no delusion that they are going to ban him now. Nevertheless, he hasn't gotten by with his continual lying about his identity. He is Aric. Always has been Aric. Always will be. Good day.