@anartist, I stayed away long enough to forget the particulars, and that was the point. It would be counterproductive for me to go back and dig them up now. But I can say that it was behavior that falls into the same general category that regularly bothers others, sometimes more, sometimes less: rude, ignorant attacks, irrational arguments and justifications, name-calling and sniping. In other words, the ugly side of online interaction. We all know what it’s like when it breaks out here, even though we do have one of the cleanest and sanest sites around (thanks to our mods and a lot of self-policing).
From this distance I couldn’t tell you who was on either the giving or the receiving end, but I knew I was going to lose it if I stayed within range. Sometimes it’s enough just to leave a thread and avoid certain subjects and users, but on those occasions I thought it best to get completely away.