The evidence against that position is that Callahan, for a while, had no problem allowing my comments on his site, but then called me a “douche” and deleted them the moment they started disagreeing with him. Here’s another example.
Also, on this post, I responded with something like, “It’s real, in the sense of being an observable regularity in nature. Okay, what trap did I walk into?” but it was diallowed. Yet I wouldn’t call that comment rude.
It’s not about him banning me because of my tone; he bans anyone who makes the same kinds of arguments, unless they do it badly, in which case he keeps their comments for the easy kill, gets in the last word, and closes the thread. Which is his prerogative, of course, but not something to be equated with “being interested in meaningful exchange of ideas, and only banning those who are rude”.
The evidence against that position is that Callahan, for a while, had no problem allowing my comments on his site, but then called me a “douche” and deleted them the moment they started disagreeing with him. Here’s another example.
Also, on this post, I responded with something like, “It’s real, in the sense of being an observable regularity in nature. Okay, what trap did I walk into?” but it was diallowed. Yet I wouldn’t call that comment rude.
It’s not about him banning me because of my tone; he bans anyone who makes the same kinds of arguments, unless they do it badly, in which case he keeps their comments for the easy kill, gets in the last word, and closes the thread. Which is his prerogative, of course, but not something to be equated with “being interested in meaningful exchange of ideas, and only banning those who are rude”.