As my wife frequently asks me "What's the point?  Why do you bother?"...and, for sure, she has a bl**dy good point! 

What's the point and why do I do it? 

"Passion!", I say, and "Commitment!" (to this forum).

"B*llocks" says she!  "Why bother? they ain't worth it". 

She's right, of course (as you and your kind continually prove)

So I'll leave it to you more knowledgeable, worldly, experienced and "oh so very pleasant" guys to it.

 "Good on ya!" (as the people in the Antipodes say  :)

CA - You've finally done me in!

Oh dear!  Well, to be frank, you and your kind have finally "done" me in!

Your constant intrusions into threads to which you have nothing of interest to contribute is becoming ridiculous

Intrusions???  You Pr*ck!  They are threads in which I have an opinion to express!  The threads sometimes have diddly squat to contribute anyhow (like this one!)

How dare YOU, or anyone else, suggest that I (or anyone else) shouldn't express their opinions as they see fit!

You've made massive contributions to this forum and I, for one, have learned much from your recipes and comments, but your persistent carping about this, that and everything else is wearing to say the least

Then shut your trap, take the bad with the good, and stop your bleating!

As you guys seem so fond of saying, if you don't like what someone posts, don't bloody well respond!

And YOU guys talks about "trolls"!!! Go figure! 

There are enough loose cannons posting on this forum without adding to their number

 

Like you (but you're too conceited to realise it) 

Definition of a troll (to my understanding):  those that post inflammatory posts in order to solicit an emotive response...and you sure has hell did it! 

Perhaps you and your colleagues should b*gger off back to RCR (where you can stroke each other with your welcomes, other platitudes and compliments)! 

Good man MDB, thanks for your explanation 

I think you're probably right about none of us having the definitive answer...but, perhaps, if we discuss it enough, we may derive one.

You have missed the point completely. You have dragged the 'confrontation' with SS straight over from the other thread. Why? Not necessary and yes, you have probably destroyed your own thread in the process.

No, you have missed the point RD.  You are destroying this thread.  If you're not interested in the topic, then, to mind you own words, ignore it!

Spicey has put forward the only (perfectly) sensible rationale (so far) on  why the oil separates in curries and bases.  To me it is a fundamentally important issue regarding cooking curries.

SS seems to have simply refuted his opinions without offering an alternative explanation.

I would dearly like SS (and anyone else who has something constructive to offer on the subject) to offer alternative explanations (rather than simply roll their eyes and ridicule) as to why it is the case and thereby offer better understanding to all of us.

It's all these "off-topic" comments and silly innuendos that derail the substance of threads.

Have you created this topic just to maintain an argument CA?

Very short sighted of you Axe.  I started it because:

a) It truly interests me (I think it is crucial to cooking curries)

b) To move it from MYN's thread where it clearly doesn't belong (and which others have rightly suggested)

It's going to be pretty one sided if the only posts are coming from you

I'm hoping that other members have sufficient interest in cooking curries and a desire to understand such things to also contribute to this topic.

Can't we all please stop this point scoring please, it's doing nothing creative for the forum. 

Then stop seeing it as "bickering" (an emotive word...bound to cause angst) and start seeing it as gaining an understanding on what we do, why we do it, and what it actually means.