I have always had the view that it is best to say nothing unless you hold your view strongly. It is lots of times better to let somebody be wrong in your eyes, than to try to convince them you are right. An old Scottish saying comes to mind: a man convinced against his will, remaineth unconvinced still. Another is that is it better to be thought a fool than speak up and remove all doubt.

The tongue, or in this medium the typing finger, can be a very deadly weapon, and many a person has wished an email sent in haste could be recalled. My English teacher said writing should be interesting and didactic. It should entertain and educate, and I dont believe a person should have to apologise if their view is rebutted. They just take their marbles and go home, or refuse to play anymore.

Theres nothing wrong with that, and its always great to hear dissenting views, and have them robustly and accurately expressed. On you OLO.

PS I am not rapt in eggplant, but some people can make them tasty. Same with some ideas.

There is no such thing as the truth,-there is only opinion. People stop posting on a thread because they want to! It isn't personal.
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Eggplant/Potato's: my favourite vegetables, because they are both sponges for flavours.

Eggplant slices brushed with v.o/o and then grilled,-then layered with a rich tomato sauce and Parmesan-finishing with Parmesan and breadcrumbs-bake til golden brown...Luverly!!

A good Baba Ganoush! Yum!

Pete:“I have always had the view that it is best to say nothing unless you hold your view strongly. It is lots of times better to let somebody be wrong in your eyes, than to try to convince them you are right. An old Scottish saying comes to mind: a man convinced against his will, remaineth unconvinced still. Another is that is it better to be thought a fool than speak up and remove all doubt.”

What I got from that saying would be to convince him without menace. More along the lines of; “you catch more bees with honey”? I think people are more likely to think one a fool as you walk away.

What happened to sayings like… Give me firm ground on which to stand and I will move the Earth.

Fractelle:”Excellent point that about post limitations, after 24 hours a particular point or response can lose its importance. Especially if responding to a heckler.”

Hey don’t tell anyone but that is the first time that I was trying to make a point here… I fluked the rest.

“I always remain confident that the discerning reader can make their own minds up as to who has made a genuine effort to construct a debate and who hasn't.”

Or you got banned, or your phone got cut off. Being of a more hysterical nature I have often decided a user died and that’s why I got no response.

There is no such thing as the truth,-there is only opinion. People stop posting on a thread because they want to! It isn't personal.

Well, I don't actually agree with you on this one ginx.

Opinions are where one has an opinion on how best to correct something, or, how an event may have occurred as the facts are un-certain.

Truth is when the facts are clear beyond doubt and people reffer to something that actually happened, these are not opinions, it is just that the other poster is un-aware of what actually happend.

As for egg plant, try using it in thin slices as a replacement for pasts when making lasagna.
Now this is just my opinion!

rehctub,

It would have helped (well helped me anyway) if you had posted links to the discussions in question.

As for why the discussion peters out, there seems to be lots of reasons. Some stop for the reason you proposed, some stop because they see no point in repeating themselves, some stop because they decide to agree to disagree. There are in fact so many reasons I have given up trying to guess why any particular discussion does eventually stop.

I personally try to stop only when I am reasonably sure they other person understands what I have said. Occasionally that requires I say something 2 or 3 times in different ways because what I thought was obvious turned out to be anything but obvious to someone with a different background. And occasionally when forced to do this, I discover the other person's view point actually better thought out than mine. The very act of trying understand the other persons point of view so I can word my reply appropriately is usually what leads to that realisation.

But I have to confess, sometimes I just loose interest. It seems rude to just walk away at that point, but I do.

Here is the first one

Will the cash splashes lift the economy? :
See my comment page 1 No reply from the writter.

I will try to find the second.

My point is, why make a statement and then not respond.