(June 29, 2015 at 6:44 pm)bennyboy Wrote:(June 29, 2015 at 5:55 pm)mh.brewer Wrote: Not going to get involved but curious, how many times has Anima given/used his credentials? From a previous post: "I have numerous degrees in mathematics, engineering, business, and law." I think he claims science at another time.
Irrelevant. Ad hom is a fail, and so is an appeal to authority (of the self). If Anima wants to give credentials, then it's a waste of typing time, but has nothing to do with whether his/her arguments are valid or correct. But I don't see any such arguments. For me, though, I'd say inserting yourself into a thread to ask this kind of question DOES represent an ad hom, and is arguably trolling. If you don't want to get involved, please just pull up a chair and a bowl of popcorn, and watch quietly. If you DO want to contribute some actual ideas, then you are of course very welcome.
I'd say a member is free to make an observation about any thread and it is up to the staff to determine and admonish trolling. If a person suspects trolling, that person should report a post rather than call a member out in the public forum.
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