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 == personal life etc. == 

 * I know this is a waste of time, but I'll go ahead: I was talking to everyone. This spat is bullshit.  
 * As for you personally, then, here goes: You seem to think that fighting back is... what? somehow the correct thing to do. But it is not, for several reasons. First, you seem to have made ""I don't tolerate fools"" some sort of personal motto. That motto is purely based on pride, not on cool reason, or cold calculation, or on a long-sighted view toward victory. The fact is this: there are two types of enemies: empty-headed fools and wise snakes. [I am not assigning any individual editor to any category]. The way to deal with empty-headed fools has three steps: ignore them, ignore them, and ignore them. If they push themselves to the fore where they can't be ignored, then deal with them as firmly but calmly as you would a child who is throwing a harmless tantrum.... others will rally around you when you do so, and you score fucking huge style points by remaining calm... [Wise snakes are an entirely different matter, but tactical bickering still is not the way to go (see below)]... The second reason is this: Every time you [you personally, Malleus] engage your enemies, they always win in the long run (whether or not you prevail in the short run), simply because you have engaged. It is a war of attrition. Each spat inevitably brings you closer and closer to burnout.... another possibility is that that each spat in which you let them prod you into saying ""fuck you"" or ""cunt"" or whatever brings you closer to actually being site banned, some day in the far-flung future. Either way, they win, you lose, because you have let them employ your pride as a pool against you. Can't you see that winning in the short run by engaging in  and trying to prevail in some tactical engagement (spat) is inevitably driving you to lose in the long run? There is only one path  to victory for you, and it is paved with reason and calm demeanor, and the signposts say never, never, never engage your enemy. Take the long-run view. 
 * That's all. Go ahead and be angry. Good luck in all you do. –OneKnowsAutumn  "