I make my own rules in the matter, so it's not cheating. The big problem with the ignore feature is that it often makes threads a bit confusing, when folks are replying to ignored posters.
The main reason I have you on ignore is that you balk at a true debate, which makes me generally disinterested in engaging with you in the first place. It's quite disappointing to get to the meat of a debate only to have the other party retreat into debate-avoidance. I would enjoy a good debate with you, if you were willing to actually debate. I realize that you consider yourself a linguistic master of sorts, but I'm fairly certain that you have over-assessed yourself, which is evidenced by your lack of published works. In a true in-person face to face debate you would lose, and I'd be quite happy to sit at the opposite side on the table.
I do also now remember the other reason I like having you on ignore is that I don't have to continually view your narcissistic sig, which takes up my entire screen. Some forums have rules about this sort of thing, as it's generally considered spamming. I'm surprised that it's allowed here. I mean, really, excessive much?:
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