[jonnycomputer]

Lay off skittyboo; doesn't seem like you are "honestly" trying to clarify anything.

Have you considered that you might be making a wildly inaccurate assumption that island ecology tends toward homeostasis? Does it bother you so much that someone might believe that disruption and wild fluctuation might be much more typical of ecosystems, even without the intervention of Homo sapiens sapiens?

[SkittyDog]

So was your original post in bad faith, or not?

Your question has an obvious, widely accepted answer... Whether that answer is right or wrong, your failure to reference it comes off as deliberately provocative.

And by your response, it seema pretty obvious: Yes, you knew full well the answer before you sarcastically asked your orignal question.

If you ask questions in bad faith, using an argumentative tone--then why are you surprised when I respond to you in the same fashion?

If you want better replies, you should try writing a better post, in the first place.

[jonnycomputer]

Bad faith? You are asking whether my comment was intended to deceive? No, it was not. It was lazy, and nothing more than that.

[SkittyDog]

No, you misunderstand... by "bad faith" I meant that your original comment was not intended as an earnest, respectful, positive contribution.

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