Nobody is playing dumb with you. I'm not afraid to be wrong in a debate with you; I just haven't had the opportunity to be, yet.
You chose to reassert that you believe your accusation is true without responding to the specific points raised and turn the focus of the discussion to the subsidiary point.
You introduced your name into the discussion, presumably because you're confident enough to sign your name to your opinions and arguments, which is admirable. It is thus not a valid argument to suggest that acknowledging your (public) name is a malicious act. But the obvious invalidity of the argument clearly didn't stop 'lawnchair_larry from making it!
If it helps you any, you can peruse the rest of my comments on HN. Whenever it's reasonable, I try not to use nicks and handles; I call 'patio11 "Patrick", I call Paul Graham "Graham" (I don't know him in person), &c.
Have you noticed how, despite you repeatedly insinuating that I'm knowingly making false statements about you, I'm not huffing and puffing about it? That's because the huffing and puffing is dreadfully boring and teaches us nothing about anything whatsoever. I think we can all agree this nitpicky little subthread isn't teaching anything either, so I'll concede it to you and 'lawnchair_larry, and respond to you elsewhere on the substantial points.
Is it worth dragging someone through the mud over? He said he didn't appreciate it, just edit it out. It's more important than "being right."