What an attempt at justification!  Good try - but...

You made NO comment whatsoever concerning my posts here. None. You offered NO counterpoint. None. You offered no discussion. None. You didn't even mention the topic at hand. Not once.  Your comment therefore about "rational argument" is specious and a red herring.

What you decided was "appropriate" was to join a couple of others in an attack on me.  To ask your question - "why bother?" Well...for one thing, it IS classic gang mentality.  Piling on gives some people a sense of belonging as well as power. Then you tried to justify it. 

As far as the "appropriateness" of bringing up your alleged effort?  YOU did that in your original post concerning what was worthy it. I simply pointed out what was obvious given your remark.

Your last paragraph? I have not observed that in your remarks to me. At all.