[D-fendr]

Shameless plagarism.

If you will read the thread, you will see I linked to the source in my first blockquoted excerpt. To you I said, the relevant part is below, and blockquoted another excerpt. To Iscool, I requested he read the whole linked article before circling back on the first objection.

It’s best to read the thread before making accusations.

[Notwithstanding]

I am betting Reggie won’t apologize.

[Mad Dawg]

My dear D-fendr,

When you say:
it's best to read the thread before making accusations.
you may inadvertently be breaking the rule against mind reading. IF one sought to advance the conversation toward the truth, THEN it would be best to do as you say. But not only do we not know what the interlocutor intends but we have ample evidence that real, useful conversation is not the object of the act.

the interesting question is what is the object?

[OLD REGGIE]

Shameless plagarism.

If you will read the thread, you will see I linked to the source in my first blockquoted excerpt. To you I said, the relevant part is below, and blockquoted another excerpt. To Iscool, I requested he read the whole linked article before circling back on the first objection.

It’s best to read the thread before making accusations.

Oh I see. The very first time I quote a work of Shakespeare it is incumbent on me to credit Shakespeare. Thereafter the work is mine and I no longer am required to credit the original?????????

Get off it.