At the point where Bill "Strawman" Patient replies with NO references or facts or ANYTHING other than his usual non-comment, I drop the thread.
Take this one, for example.
It started out about the current regime wanting to re-write laws to okay a practice the EPA has not been enforcing.
"Strawman" says "it's just dirt".
When hammered on this, "Strawman" backs off and says it MIGHT not be "just dirt".
Then he goes on about jobs and hurting the state's economy.
When I point out that jobs DO end, he complains that it's about energy, too and that he's been saying this since the beginning of the thread.
At which point I provide a LINK to the beginning of the thread (the place he said that he started saying it's about energy and state economies).
At which point Bill retreated to his personal insults and non-comments.
So I dropped the thread.
Yes, you've noticed that "Strawman" >ALWAYS< comes down in favour of the government and corporations.
Even when he has to mis-represent himself or the facts ("it's just dirt").
Hammer on him for referenced facts and all you'll get are personal attacks.
This is his pattern. No facts. No substantiation. Claims of secret knowledge. Personal attacks. Not to mention the dreaded "Strawman".
So why waste time right-shifting the forum. I won't say "discussion" or "thread" as there isn't one once he's reached that point.