Wow. WTF? Respectful critiques are gold. Methinks the idiots in question are prone to the kneejerk sort of flaming bullshit and don't like being called on it.
There's nothing wrong with helpfully pointing out typos or missing stratas - hell, you can even do it self-deprecatingly ("I might be missing something but how did they get from A to Z?") Like any social interaction, there are things you can say in general conversation, and then there are things you *don't* say unless you know someone very well, especially in a textual format which strips out intent far too often and can be read in a very different way than intended.
Seriously, it's the difference between "This was a bit hard to read - can you please check your paragraph breaks" (or similar) and "JESUS CHRIST WALL OF TEXT". They both mean the same thing, but one is actually a sane response and not a kneejerk /b/tard reaction.
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There's nothing wrong with helpfully pointing out typos or missing stratas - hell, you can even do it self-deprecatingly ("I might be missing something but how did they get from A to Z?") Like any social interaction, there are things you can say in general conversation, and then there are things you *don't* say unless you know someone very well, especially in a textual format which strips out intent far too often and can be read in a very different way than intended.
Seriously, it's the difference between "This was a bit hard to read - can you please check your paragraph breaks" (or similar) and "JESUS CHRIST WALL OF TEXT". They both mean the same thing, but one is actually a sane response and not a kneejerk /b/tard reaction.