Good ideas! Some are not equipped to be the foil of another, even when it is but lighthearted banter. Today, what passes as a roast of another has become quite odious, vs. that of the the masters, e.g., Dean Martin, Don Rickles.
If I am quoted, I quote them. If someone speaks about something wherein I have an opinion, my response is to the reader, not to the person making the post. If I quote someone, I have made offer for them to respond to me directly. They may not, and merely hold me up to ridicule, but my offer stands.
PJ was up to no good. I saw how he toyed with the mods about the facts over at CF when he was banned last month for all his FE nonsense. I think PJ used TOL as a substitute for whatever personal life he has and is vital to his well-being. Some here are in the same boat. I was near weeping at his plaintive pleas at CF to be reinstated. This was during his extended ban here, so PJ was being shut out of any public venues and was quite desperate.