Pericles, this was a thread about population until you decided that you could no longer discuss points 1-4, referred to repeatedly. I pleaded with you to stay on topic… to demonstrate to me that you were not just trolling.

It all started when you insulted a formula you found to be silly, when actually ecology is based on an even simpler formula! We then moved on to evidence for overpopulation. We presented the evidence and you denied it.

I knew you were an armchair critic when you said the thousands of scientists writing for the UCS and MA were just presenting their ‘opinions’, not scientific data. So be it — your “Is not!” whine is louder than scientific reason. You don’t believe in overpopulation, peak oil is decades away, global warming is natural, and the flying saucers will save us.

Then you asked to see the WHAT of population policy. I never once imagined that you agreed with the WHY. I showed you the SPA document for the POLICY, but you saw global warming and forgot that thing called “CONTEXT!” Or worse, you felt threatened by the domestic focus of SPA’s workable policies and intentionally diverted.

Indeed, I am the only one answering questions and providing source documents — you are just carping. You have not really answered points 1-4. You have not provided any source material or engaged arguments. You call people names, insult, sidetrack, avoid, and then rinse and repeat.

I wrote this last night, but did not get to post as we had visitors.

>>>“It’s boring. Most people have already left this ongoing monologue from you. As Wikipedia says, “Do not feed the trolls”. If I get another “rinse and repeat” performance again, I’ll leave you to your trolling.<<<

You have just done another Pericles “rinse and repeat”. I gave you plenty of chances to change your tune — far more than most would. This conversation is over, but if I meet you here again I’ll simply warn others not to bother attempting to ‘engage’ you in conversation because it is so pointless.

“I'm sure Thermo or Ludwig are ranting away somewhere.”

Pericles, I don’t have any truck with you, so please don’t mention my name in vain.

You put up a decent post asking some questions of me, under ‘What price recycled water?’, and I have honoured that decency in my forthcoming response.

Let’s keep it tactful and professional.

Ugly stuff, like the Pericles – Eclipse saga or the even worse Ludwig – Perseus war, just don’t work for anyone… and yes, they do become awfully tedious.

I respect your opinions.

Cheers