A year or so back, I wrote a question that went so far away from the nature I’d asked the question in, it had left me feeling really disjointed. I felt like I’d been a fool to ask it, based on the way in which people had responded. (I can’t even remember now what it was about! I do remember, in hindsight, realising that it was more of an over-sensitiveness on my part, coupled with a notable cross-the-Atlantic difference in style of response, rather than my actually being called an idiot.)
At the time, I was desperate for it to be removed, and Auggie was very gentle in her response, as above. I came to appreciate that while I felt one way about it, it didn’t mean that it would be unhelpful to someone else who might come to read it in future, and that’s the whole reason for being on this site: To offer helpful opinions, and to receive them.