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"...I can only conclude that is because you are a fellow partisan Temple of Darwin co-religionist of Mr. Socialist-Retread..."

Your keen powers of deduction are nothing short of breathtaking.

"I brought up the fact of his being a newb because he had the audacity to tell me..."

My, my. If an "evo" uttered those words, you would no doubt take them to be arrogant. "...Who is he to tell me..." you said that earlier as well.

What you actually said was "BUZZ OFF, NEWB". Now, I don't give a royal rip whether you or socialismislost donates to FR. What does jangle my nerves is the bullying of a new member. Socialismislost suggested that you:

(a) Donate to FR
-and-
(b) Start your own site if you want Darwin 24/7, and have no interest in other points of view.

Those two suggestions are rational and sensible, and were framed in civil language. Those suggestions remain rational and sensible whether the person making them has been here 11 minutes or 11 years, and you know it. It is evidenced by the fact you REFUSE to grant me the right to tell you to "buzz off" because I have been here longer than you.

Claims of superior argument cannot be made by the time spent here, or the amount of money given. If that were the case, Mr. Robinson could simply assign a "Rock-Scissors-Paper" rating for each member, based on donations or time, and those arguments would always be posted over those of poorer members, or those not here as long.

Again the central point remains: Why post this over and over if you are not interested in discourse, only affirmation?

Rebel Ace, I respectfully suggest that you take a flying leap off a tall building, and enjoy the trip. Or maybe I could suggest you try removing your head from, well, you know where.....

As you can see, being civil “suggesting” things does not in itself make a post “civil” or acceptable.

It is true that the original poster did not use the typical language of evolutionists in these threads. But you are dead wrong to suggest that his “suggestions” were anything but a direct and baseless personal attack on the original poster.

Telling a poster to give money (which he already does) or get out, no matter how nicely you say it, is hardly a civil discussion of the issues raised in a post.