"Ian Jackson" wrote in message
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He has, on the odd occasion, some very valid points to make.

I always have valid points to make.


However, you have to be careful, as this is sometimes just a ploy
(conscious or otherwise) to draw you into what you think is a normal,
civilised discussion, and it rapidly turns out not to be.

Completely untrue. It is a device of the gratuitously abusive to justify
their
own abusive psyches by claiming that my intention is to cause abuse, which
it has never been in 20 years of subscribing to Usenet. By expressing such
an
opinion, you are allowing yourself to be brainwashed by reay.

The important thing is not prolong pointless arguments, otherwise you risk
getting tarred with the same brush.

Agree absolutely, but technical discussions are not pointless arguments.