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loquitor:
i am not sure that i always see the distinction between maintaining threads "on topic" and ducking questions about the logic behind the topic itself.
there is a difference between drift in a topic and questions that are raised about the coherence of a topic.
it seems to me that if you put up a thread--particularly one like the inequality thread, which is more a philosophical question than the usual issue-whaddya think of them apples kinda thread, then you have to be open to questions about the position that the op starts from.
if you aren't, it appears that you aren't really interested in having the discussion that you say you want.
but hey, who knows: maybe my writing isn't clear in this format sometimes.
messageboards are constrained spaces--little boxes, little thoughts--not everything fits easily.
in fact, most stuff that is actually interesting to me doesn't fit easily.
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