Clarification: I didn’t think of that as a “request.” I was saying that according to my standards, I would be embarrassed to publish criticism of someone that didn’t quote or link to their writings, and that it seemed to me to be in tension with your condemnations of strawmanning.
I don’t think of that as a request that you change it, because in general, I don’t think I have “jurisdiction” over other people’s writing. If someone says something I think is wrong, my response is to write my own comment or post explaining why I think it’s wrong (or perhaps mention it in person at Less Online), which they can respond or not-respond to as they see fit. You don’t owe me anything!
Clarification: I didn’t think of that as a “request.” I was saying that according to my standards, I would be embarrassed to publish criticism of someone that didn’t quote or link to their writings, and that it seemed to me to be in tension with your condemnations of strawmanning.
I don’t think of that as a request that you change it, because in general, I don’t think I have “jurisdiction” over other people’s writing. If someone says something I think is wrong, my response is to write my own comment or post explaining why I think it’s wrong (or perhaps mention it in person at Less Online), which they can respond or not-respond to as they see fit. You don’t owe me anything!