It was in jest. The quote was a semi-famous one in ages past from my dear friend James M.
However, I have been in the Society longer than eight years and have been a moderator most of that time.
Wouldn't it be good practice to "quote" the post you are replying to?
You, in jest, make the claim "I am one of the most eminent living Flat Earth scientists of our generation", so,
in jest, how do you rate against
the famous John Davis (with his "Ferrari
[1] Effect" earth - "
it's really flat, but looks round
" or vice-versa?) or
that eminent Flat Earth Scientist, Tom Bishop, of
TFES.org , how silly of me, I mean that
terrible TFES.org!
[1] Proposed by that famous
Planoterrestrialist, Leo Ferrari