Let us reason together.

Usually appending a "y" or "ie" to a name is termed a diminutive and is often employed as sarcasm or insult when addressing someone you don't take seriously, as if they were a child. The equivalent to drummy would be Davie, not Dave. I think this and what preceded it are a response to what is perceived as preaching by Drum, and I know from personal experience that unwanted preaching can be pretty irritating. Once I was in an evolution discussion where one of the respondents ended every post with "Yours in Christ," and finally someone said, "This is supposed to be a science discussion, how would you feel if I ended every post with "Yours in Darwin?" I'm not sure the argument is valid, but it seemed to get the point across.Drum, if you'll make an effort to detect when you're drifting from objective to faith-based arguments that might look like preaching to others, I'll continue to insist that everyone follow the forum guidelines and treat other members with respect.By the way, Drum, if you use the little "reply" button that's at the bottom of each message (look down an inch or two) then a link to your message will be included under the "Replies to this message" list that appears with every message, and that message will appear under the "This message is a reply to" heading of your own message, making it possible to tell who you're replying to. The general reply links at the top and bottom of the webpage will not do this. They should only be used when making a general response addressed to no one in particular.------------------
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You posted the same answer over at the The Bible 2003 Edition by God et al. thread. Doing this in just one place simply means you've made a mistake that members make here all the time and it isn't a problem at all. Doing it in two threads a minute apart is a completely different matter.The goal of this discussion board is to enable dialogue between evolutionists and Creationists in a format conducive to exploring the issues. Obfuscative approaches such as citing entire websites as the answer to multiple threads of discussion are strongly discouraged, and in fact persisting in this way won't be permitted.[Correct spelling. --Admin]------------------
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That's not what I said. I just posted this in Message 14 of the The Bible 2003 Edition by God et al thread: In your just previous message you posted this: This is not a webpage - it's an entire website. Almost every evolutionist here has visited that site. If there is some information there you think relevant to your argument then you'll have to be much more specific and reference a single webpage, plus provide some accompanying explanation to tie it in with your own point.------------------
--EvC Forum Administrator