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You actually do this to me, often. In this thread and other threads. I'm defending myself against supposed things I've never posted and you turn it around as if I've put words in your mouth. Maybe you aren't aware of how you come across, but I think it will be best for us both if I stop replying to your posts. This isn’t the first thread you’ve condescended me and it’s tedious, at this point. That'll alleviate the confusion and unnecessary banter.
I will make an attempt to be less aggressive. I would be sad if you stopped communicating with me.
That being said, we
are discussing hot issues, I won't be so soft as to let (what I see as) faulty or ambiguous arguments go unchallenged. (
That would be patronizing.)
This is a science forum, and there are a lot of other pedantic people here, so I get used to a rather rigorous debating style.
Most discussions are debates between opposing stances. Although some are merely conversational.
I will try to treat them differently.
This one
became a debate, in my view, when the assertion was made that it was gender-biased. I saw flaws in the arguments presented. I'm not going to just let such assertions pass unchallenged.
If you go back to that post, you ask me a second time ...as if I somehow got it wrong.
This is a good example. If you're of a mind, I'll explain my rationale. Maybe it'll help in a mutual understanding.
What you said was "I took it before being hired..."
That
could mean you took it as part of the interview process.
But it could
also mean you took it
long before ever getting hired - as in: on your own, nothing to do with getting hired at that particular job.
I was not sure which one you meant. They are categorically different to me. The former raises alarms; the latter does not. So I asked for clarification - before expressing my alarm.
So, I am not questioning
you, as if you got it wrong. I am simply looking for clarification - reducing what I see as two possible interpretations down to one.
I apologize for coming across as brusquely as I do. You've been nice.
That being said, what
won't want do is handle you with kid gloves in issues under debate - challenging you less than I might challenge others. If that's not acceptable, then yeah, we may have a problem.
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