I’m sorry if you feel you’ve had a rough time here, Jon. However, you do need to realise that what you refer to as “pedantic bickering” is simply the community telling you what standards you need to meet if you want to establish a case for your position.
If young earth creationism is to be taken seriously, it needs to be presented with as much care and attention to detail, honesty and accuracy as any other theory. We are not asking anything of you in this respect that we do not also expect to see in arguments made in support of the theory of evolution or old-earth geochronology itself. Checking sources, asking for evidence, clarifying details and expecting you to justify your assertions is not pettiness or childishness—it’s just making sure that the conversation is fair and edifying for everyone. To dismiss these expectations as pedantic bickering is to demand a free pass to claim whatever you like, and I’m sorry but neither you nor anyone else should expect to be granted that.