Hello, Anyone interested in a debate?

[bennyboy]

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.

Oh, I'm not questioning brewer's right to make that comment, or any other.  I'm stating a preference that he/she either contribute to the conversation currently going on, or at least let it proceed uninterrupted.  But I'm not a mod, and nobody has to listen to me.

Except for the frequent "Haaaa. . . haaa!" comments, I think Anima is arguing fairly enough.  I think some of the posts are a bit strawmanish, but ya know. . . that's how it goes sometimes.  Certainly, I haven't seen any appeals to credentials.