coan.net: (But as a side note - since my post, no new points in the discussion has come up - just the same ones... wow, who could have predicted that.)

A discussion trailing off isn't necessarily vindication of a "why don't you shut up?" post, it's quite possibly a sign that you piped up redundantly. So who could have predicted it? Anybody.

I'm sorry that you think this is argument rather than discussion. This is the liveliest that this board has been for a long time. Perhaps a sleeping board is preferred?