Ferris, you appear to be making a judgement on what I might do by what you would do.
How, exactly, do you arrive at that conclusion? Did you mean to direct your comment to another poster?
David, you said
..that will be reached by rational debate, not by personal attacks
in the apparent assumption that posters here get personal RE; Dick Smith.
Barely a few posts later, and Smith is all
Weak and pathetic with no real genuine evidence as to why they constantly resist change
. I was going to retort your claim that the personal attacks are about Dick Smith. Dick's post are laced with references to anyone who doesn't agree with him being change resistant/hiding behind anonymity/fundamentalist/Luddite/dirt roaders/having personal gain etc. etc. as evidenced in this thread.
As soon as Dick runs out of argument (ie. his ideas are demonstrated to be flawed), he goes the man.
The safer system that is government policy
Safer? False. Govt policy? Haha- not for much longer.
Why is it that those who are against NAS all hide their real names?
fear of retribution, Dick.
You see, David Grant (even though you post under your real name), those of us who would engage with Mr. Smith can only do so under anonymity, as we work in the industry. How can knowing a posters identity possibly sway argument? Surely an argument should rest purely on it's merits, regardless of who utters the words? If so, then
what possible interest could there be to Mr. Smith in who utters the words? Cynics who have had dealings with Mr. Smith might surmise that the
only possible reason for knowing a posters identity is to have that poster silenced.
Surely you agree?