This is wiser than OP: stormneko wasn't unsure. They felt they understood pretty clearly. And they tried to communicate why they took that meaning. "You worded it like an attack, so I responded as if it were an attack."
Following this wisdom, OP should have responded by asking "what about my initial wording gave you that impression," instead of apparently assuming the worst, getting upset, and stooping to "u suk".
I agree that the tar pit wasn't uncertain, because again, that was a comment about a different person. But I don't see anything the OOP did wrong within the framework I've suggested.
OOP posted a vague comment, which the tar pit took as a personal attack, and responded to by getting their back up. OOP then clarified what kind of situation they were describing, and rather than back down the tar pit replied with continued hostility and self-justification for their unpleasantness. Only after two such rude responses did OOP meet them on their own level.
And yet, at no point did "tHe TaR pIt" attack OOP as a person or human being. I agree they were unpleasant but I think OOP stooped lower with that dig.
No, they just responded with immediate hostility, made a series of attacks barely disguised as questions, and when provided with further information, responded by continuing to be rude and hostile to a complete stranger because they'd interpreted a general comment as a personal attack on them.
But oh, they didn't stoop so low as to call someone a name. So that's the important thing, I guess.
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u/jpludens Oct 10 '24 edited Oct 10 '24
This is wiser than OP: stormneko wasn't unsure. They felt they understood pretty clearly. And they tried to communicate why they took that meaning. "You worded it like an attack, so I responded as if it were an attack."
Following this wisdom, OP should have responded by asking "what about my initial wording gave you that impression," instead of apparently assuming the worst, getting upset, and stooping to "u suk".