I didn’t say that SDMB’s in general don’t understand analogies, I said that some don’t. Are you seriously arguing that there are no members of this MB which do not understand analogies?
See, once again you are missing the point. You can argue all you want that you understand analogies, but that will not have anything to do with the OP, because I never said that you don’t understand analogies.
Since whether or not I understand analogies is not, in fact, the topic at hand, any statements regarding that issue are, indeed, off topic.
No, agreeing or disagreeing with the OP would be even more on topic, wouldn’t it? Whether or not I use analogies effectively has nothing to do with the OP.
TomH
Since ruadh was claiming to have proved me wrong, I see nothing wrong with demanding that she actually prove me wrong. Contrast this with this thread, in which I did not present you with a claim.
Proving this to you is simply not my goal. Had I wished to debate the legitimiticy of my OP, I would have put it in GD. My goal was simply to let the people in question know that they were ignorant as to the nature of an analogy. The only reason that I responded to oldscratch’s response was because he politely requested examples, instead of demanding them. My offer to answer in another thread was not motivated by a sense of obligation, as you seem to imply. What makes you think you have the right to show up and complain when I don’t offer you proof? Do you crash other people’s party and then complain when there isn’t enough beer?