Ed Poor wrote
When I asked, "Can we ban 172 and VV?", I was using a rhetorical device.
Ed, I took a long time to decide whether you were a licensed clown around here, or Machiavellian. My conclusion: both.
My job (as I see it) is to ensure that
articles are accurate and unbiased; my method is to encourage users to contribute with courtesy.
In the same vein: I have found your edits to WP to be remarkable only for their tendentiousness. As far as courtesy is concerned, I have no complaints in our personal dealings - in fact the opposite.
Charles