Is it just me, or do you get the impression Neil Lovatt didn't like the last post very much?

This little spectacle has been going on for the best part of 24 hours now...

"Ahhh nothing like a sore loser, and they don't come any sorer than James! Not easy watching him have a breakdown."

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"Do love his "self style...risk assessor" Only person who describes me as such is @jameskelly and the alligators in his head."

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"Astonishing how little he knows about betting exchanges as opposed to bookies. Falls into every simplistic cliche."

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"Naw he would just delete it before reading it, he's not open to challenge or debate as we've seen." (What have I ever deleted?)

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"I think he'd struggle because he doesn't understand market pricing and still thinks there are bookies." (Yes, I plead guilty, I still think there are bookies. Probably because there are.)

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"and denying the relevance of the odds market. Something he's doubled down on after he's already folded!!!!"

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"First time I've ever heard of headlines written as "ironic tributes", but always fun to rewrite your own past."

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"I don't see any of us asking for money, you asking for money to continue a blog that was plainly wrong is rich"

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"Yes please find (sic) my lifestyle so I can continue to delude people with my incorrect blog and theories."

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"Not bitter at all James, nothing to be bitter about. You on the other hand clearly have a lot of issues."

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"I think you keep forgetting James, you lost and you were wrong."

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"Want me to quote your odds tweet again James. I could just point you to your own blog now as well."

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"Of course I have quoted your odds tweet several times. That's what's got you so wound up...again."

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"Love the way you pretend you've never had evidence, Last time you got it you just went quiet. Wonder why?" (Probably because I had to mute you on Twitter before the referendum because you were wasting too much of my time with exactly this sort of repetitive content-free drivel.)

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"Lol yes that's right James you had it in a discussion last time then went very quiet. As I say wonder why?" (Did someone say something about "repetitive"?)

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"Oh dear you are yet again pretending that you haven't seen it. Very sad James."

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"Yes I've got the tweet right here, I keep it in evernote for special occasions"

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"Gone quiet again after getting the quote again. I rest my case m'lud." (Or possibly I was having my tea.)

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"Today's blog being good evidence of that (you know how James likes his evidence)"

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"I know, you looked and fool then and you look it today as well. Well done *standingovation"

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"James as I said when you told us about your bet, a fool and his money are easily separated."

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"Yes I know we established you were a fool several months ago. Still pedalling the risk assessor line eh?"

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"I thought it best to shred the blog. So there you go."

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"I decided to shred @JamesKelly blog."

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"Well @JamesKelly took £5K from his supporters then tried to have a go at me on his blog. So I shredded it. Enjoy."

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"@Jameskelly decided to have a go at me and the odds market so I decided to defend it in a shed piece."

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"you’ll like this Lisa after @JamesKelly thought you apologised"

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"*james tried to eek out some credibility using playground tactics ….. And fails."

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"“@drgmlennox: @neiledwardlovat I did indeed enjoy Neil! Completely shredded!!” @JamesKelly trying to defend with playground tactics"

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"the boy sure is obsessed with me apparently it’s not the first time he’s mentioned me I hear!"

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"I heard in your case James it’s a very very small thing. #explainsalot"

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"blogs on polls with a heavy Yes slant. Was proved very wrong by odds and results."

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"careful Heather not even I think I’m always right. I just know BS when I hear it. Ive been wrong and apologised many a time"

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"odds were the crowd sourced interpretation of how #indyref was going. @JamesKelly write whatever he could to please Yessers."

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"well that’s not difficult they were delusional and still haven’t come back down to earth."

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"they tend to be quiet. But lovely James justs repeated all their nonsense so I got a chance to shred it in one go."

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"I think they are just coming to terms with it, people like James and their enthusiasm made them think they were going to win."

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"Ah I'm sorry James, i'm taken. You just don't have enough hair for me. Perhaps if you wore a wig."

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"Yes thats right James I'm bitter, Oh wait thats you. you lost the referendum & have been shredded tonight."

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"Strange he doesn't put the financial structure in place for the donation? How is it taxed for example?"

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"Given you have a £5000 donation it's a legitimate question to ask about your tax position."

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"Haven't published it on your fund-raising page."

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"OK so they have no right to know unless they ask. Hope you are not avoiding tax that's all. That wouldn't do at all."

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"I'm asking a question of a public figure who is raising his money from the public. Perfect legit question."

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"Didn't sting me James just allowed you to overreach in one blog post. Was a pleasure to shred it"

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"Oh and James don't write a blog attacking me, making yourself look a fool, and not expect me to metaphorically stomp over you."

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"Stomping is perfectly called for metaphorically if you launch a personal attack on me and don't even tag me in."

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I'm terribly sorry, Neil, but I don't respond to intimidation. Not now, not ever. If you really find it so unspeakably beastly to have your views subject to scrutiny, dissection and criticism in a public space, all I can suggest is that you refrain from participating in discussions on public forums in future. Indeed, that might be a good idea for more reasons than one.