[GarthB]

It was not the nom de plume that Peter uses (really now, "handle" is soooooo pedestrian) that tweaked me in the early stages, rather it was the irreverant comments and what I, as an overly sensitive Catholic perceived to be, slurs that first accompanied its use.

Since then, Peter has demonstrated a reasonableness many thought beyond him. To his credit he wears his new self proclaimed title with a new found humility.

I have no objections his chosen internet name, as I have no problem with devils advocate's name.

I must be failing to make myself clear. It is not the name that I find troublesome, it is the self-admitted practice of the user to post "purely" to provoke discussion and argument. This, to me, reeks of insincerity or an attempt to disguise a lack of knowledge.

Better to openly and honestly pose a question and seek an answer than to feign intellect behind a disguise.

GB