I have a high number thus far. I am on the side of no ups or downs at all nor numbers of posts . But I'm in a minority. I either debate or argue the point with facts. and reason or if that isn't working walk away....that's what ignore is for. I'm sure I'm on some or more than somes ignore list as well. Side issues are the realm of private message to the hosts or an individual. Recently I quit receiving comment email... nothing seemed to work but I disconnected the What's up on my new cell phone and a few other new features. Notified one individual I was not ignoring but not receiving his comments. Turned out to my personal chagrin they had migrated themselves to Spam Land with Fire Foxes new system...All 455 of them. I was trying to track down the source of the claim on Rand's lying to get visa extensions..Each article referred to another and all promised documentation. So far zilch...one referred to a taped conversation which magically cannot be produced but blame was laid at the door of the Rand Foundation. So far without documentation. My response is....not enough evidence in fact to warrant an arrest or a trial. No Probable Cause shown. I do not subscribe to the Patriot Act version which allows 'mere suspicion.' It became a non-starter pending cites and some sort of documentation. The articles by the way are in a website that allows no contact with the authors.....That IS curious.

The ignores are due to boredom and cutting down on useless commentary. Without Exception.

I haven't flagged anyone.

I suppose the system is useful. No doubt. But it introduces a bit of game playing with restart buttons and subtracts from thoughtful commentary.. NOW to 'fess up that does not include Bidenesque Hillary jokes. So I'm tarred with my own brush. Thus the first stone is cast at myself. i am not completely without sin.