> NO. I'm not satisfied with that answer in any way, shape, or form.

As I said, that doesn't change the fact that he did address the point of this thread, which is what you gainsaid. Let's have a look at what the point of this thread actually is:

"I'd like you to put up and present your evidence to the public. [...] Alternatively you can of course retract your claims."

What I quoted from him sounds to me like a modest attempt at retracting his claims. I don't know his motivation though to suddenly believe Ralph's clarification when he hadn't done so for a whole decade.

> It doesn't repudiate his comments (so recently repeated) and
> it slights Ralph's reputation by claiming to differ to his word.

Maybe I have a language problem here but to me "take him at his word" means the opposite to "differ to his word".

> You've finally managed to disappoint me Andreas.

I've done so several times before and you let me know each time. Not that I care much, though.