I understand that Grotonian didn’t say he was mocking other people. But the intent of his quote was of a mocking nature, as was this comment that he added (which I probably should have included in the mod note).
I understand the point that he is trying to make, but he seems to be doing it in a way that is inflammatory and designed to provoke a reaction rather than engaging in a civil discussion.
And yes plenty of other folks in that thread are getting too snippy, and I’ve been debating adding another mod note to that thread, though that may not be necessary now that you’ve called attention to it here. You’ve quoted most of the worst offenders. Grotonian’s posts just seemed to me to be more confrontational than the others.
Grotonian also has a bit of a history of being confrontational in ATMB which is why I singled him out specifically to dial it back a bit.