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You were wrong (a little wrong then, very wrong now) about the ice extent

You will have to reacquaint me with the statement that I made which was "a little wrong then, very wrong now". I searched on 'cogitator' with 'sea ice' and couldn't find something that was clearly wrong about sea ice extent, so you'll have to show me.

I don't dispute that this year is holding on to a little more ice than the last two.

As a note, there are some actual scientific experts who expect that Arctic sea ice summer minimum to get close to, or surpass, the 2007 minimum, despite the cool La Nina year conditions thus far. The reason is the marked loss of multi-year ice that happened last year. The refreeze is all "vulnerable" first-year ice.

From http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2014827/posts?page=44#44 (may 2008)

Turns out your "actual scientific experts" were wrong. And from early this year:

I think Gore was a bit bold (for anybody reading, he's predicting the disappearance of the polar ice cap in SUMMER in five years), but I think that every following summer we are going to see a new minimum sea ice extent and volume, or values very close to the minimum, as happened this year.

from http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2167349/posts?page=29#29 (jan 2009)

I will gladly admit that I glom onto the opposite in scientific hypotheses than you. And if someone predicts a decrease in ice for 2010, I will read their rationale and look for the koolaid stains. The only guarantee is that one of us will be wrong every year, perhaps it's my turn next year.