[quote bassin bug] So you want to talk about MY credibility? Aren't you supposed to be a moderator? If you are then what are you doing perpetuating an issue that I elected to stop based on what I considered a perfectly valid reason. I believe you picked up my answer to run with it either because of, or on behalf of, the guy I placed on my ignore list. I didn't say 'whatshisname' requested any personal information such as credit card info, address, etc. That was YOU twisting my words and you know full well what a twist becomes. I only asked him how did I know that he wouldn't NEXT be asking for that information. I don't submit to interrogation unless someone shows me a BIG badge and a much bigger reason.

Grumpy's words of wisdom to me last year were, "You should put each other on your IGNORE LIST or just plain ignore each other but do something to stop this bantering." (11-18-09). I'm just following his advice, so if you don't like it, take it up with him.

Clinical 'physiology' degree?!!! That must be YOURS, I wouldn't own anything like that. Oh, no, Masser dat ain't mine.

I'm done with this thread. [/quote]

When you question someone else's credibility with a comment like this:

[quote bassin bug] And your qualifications are.......?
Which of us holds a Ph.D in Clinical Psychology and is licensed to practice in two states? [/quote]

I have no problem with someone asking you to back that up. Same as if I had posted some figures and said they came from a paper I read recently. I would have no problem with someone asking for a link to that paper. How else can they assess my position? That was my point, period. Part of having a discussion is learning other people's opinions and how they formed them. Backing up one's position goes a long way into doing that.

My position as a moderator is to let folks know when they are going over the line with a response. I have seen several cases where you have gone off on a rant and/or degraded someone for questioning you. To me, that is going over the line, and has the potential to derail a thread into a flame war. Part of my duty as a moderator is to try to nip something like that in the bud before it spirals downward. If you have a problem with how I moderate this forum, Peter's email address is at the top of the boards. Feel free to email him or hit the alert button and let another moderator assess my comments. If any of them feels that I have over stepped by role as moderator, I will be happy to offer an appology and back down. In the mean time I would suggest dropping the attitude.

Yeah, "clinical psychology", sorry, my spelling was waaaay off! I have no idea what you are trying to say with the rest of that paragraph. Want to clarify it for me?

Andrew