Your dear mother was correct,but at least the lurkers get to see the rest of refute the person who posts and then lies about what he's posted. :-)
Yes, there is some value in showing how it's done (arguing with a crazy man). :-)
And, in some roundabout way, I have a feeling that old Fen is not helping his lovely Peggy's cause. When she pops onto this thread, as we all know she will, she will get much more of an earful than if her best fan had attempted his defense of her with respect and ideas.