der knight of many names, maybe a thousandLion of Lions wrote:
I do remember many years ago your persistent request for me to answer one question. I declined because you only asked in "public", because you only asked in a calculatedly obscure way, because I am so turned off by your studied attempts to appear charismatic. As I explained then, all you have to do if you have a question that is important to you for me to answer then just email me or send a pm. You don't need an audience.
You might also remember that once when I had a need to get some information from you for a family member that I did contact you by email. I didn't hesitate to do so. I don't contact you more often because I don't see any need to.
Do you think it is for you to decide what I should do in private or in public? Is it really so hard for you to respond to a simple question without knowing why someone is asking? Do you ever consider that it might not be any of your business? Can you treat what you don't understand in an impersonal way? Without self defense?