[Republican Wildcat]

One would assume he's reading his own thread.

[FOG724]

One would assume he's reading his own thread.

So you can forgo being polite based on assumption?

[Alia]

Why, thank you, Republican Wildcat.

FOG724: Most people understand the difference between "speaking" about another person versus asking another what his own take is on a position taken by Mr. Hammer?

Let me try an example to explain this to you:

To XXX: "FOG724 IS A LEFTIST TROLL!"

versus

To YYY: "DO YOU AGREE WITH FOG724'S POSITION ON THIS?"

In the first case I should ping FOG724. The second case is irrelevant in re a ping.