I don’t want to start a new thread about this, and this thread appears to be not-unduly dissimilar to a situation in which a moderator made a Moderating remark to me that’s close enough to an instruction to pass.
To fend off accusations of discussing moderation outside this folder, I place this reply here (and will link to it in the original thread: )
I don’t see how this:
…could be interpreted as anything other than sarcasm. Sarcasm often results from a desire to strike back over what has been perceived as a personal insult.
Your perceptions are all that matter in this situation, though, so I will withdraw “personal assault” as an overstatement of what appeared to me to be someone who felt miffed by the fact that an edit was made, being nasty about it.
I can’t say that Bo’s post appeared to be a dispassionate acknowledgement of having posted before an edit was made, though.
[The thread’s relevant posts are 574, 575, 580, and 583, which is the moderator’s post–
https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=21762925&postcount=583
https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=713717&page=29