Liberal Forum

Blackvegetable » 12 minutes ago » wrote: ↑

12 minutes ago

First demonstrate that you understand the point of the OP...

And there is step 3. 100% accuracy.       The “prove you understand it first” move—the ultimate stall tactic for someone with no intention of defending their own point. If your OP needs a decoder ring just to be understood, maybe it’s not the readers who are confused, Professor Vaguehead. But go ahead—chalk this up as dodge #68. You're not answering questions, you're auditioning for the role of forum fog machine.

Step 4 is next. 

 Step 1: Deflect with a question.
Step 2: Demand a source.
Step 3: Accuse me of not understanding the OP.
Step 4: Declare victory via strike-through.