:Interesting. Friday, you comment on the posts and behaviour of others on the RD talk page, sometimes with rude and abusive language, yet if I take you to task on your own behaviour, you declare it is off-topic. That would seem to be another inconsistency between the standards you apply to others and the standards you apply to yourself. 

 :With regard to your point about politeness, I believe there is always a polite way to put a message, not matter how unwelcome that message might be. It takes a bit more effort to find the polite way, but I think that effort is worthwhile. But you are avoiding my point. When you said "Come back when you're willing to discuss this like an adult", that wasn't just a bit terse or accidentally impolite - it was positively rude and abusive. And this was not an isolated incident. I do feel you should think more carefully about the tone that you take in some of your posts. 

 :With regard to "trying to get through" to StuRat, you are assuming that I think this is necessary. I don't. As far as I can see, most of the time his behaviour is fine - except when he is provoked, when he can over-react. I don't really understand your own behaviour on this - you seem to delight in poking editors such as StuRat and AZ, and then you complain loudly when they bite. I really don't understand why you spend so much time arguing with people - I would find it terribly boring.