Het Dennis. I'm a member on 6 other sites besides this one and I can tell you, some people think they know everything, or they just like to see their posts. That's just the way some people are. Just shake your head, sigh, and move on.

I'm a moderator on a nice fishing site. www.outdoor-fishing.com. Stop by and say hello!

From an observational POV. 

There's a point to criticizing the content posted and then there's criticizing the poster.  Lots of people with different experience and personalities.  There are those who are nothing but serious about their fishing and wouldn't even crack a smile if told them a hundred different jokes.  Then there are those who chuckles at just about everything.  It kind of goes along the lines of the typical bass fishermen vs the carp fishermen argument or those similar to it.  Much like the recreational fishermen vs the tournament fishermen and the methods of how fishing gets done.  Yet, some people want to do the criiticizing but can't take any themselves.  Everyone starts fishing at sometime and no one is born all experienced at fishing.

Everyone has some P's and Q's about something.  Some people can't stand a smiley .  They find nothing amusing about it.  Some people are all about proper english sentences.  If you compound or fragment your sentences, they only point that error out.  Some people type out all caps.  It only means they're excited or yelling about something.  It can be interpreted as being rude depending on what is said or how it was addressed.  There's a big wide rainbow of tolerance to correction from people. 

Some people just have problems from the who knows where.  They read something and assume another.  They read something and interpret something completely unrelated.  They just have big chips on their shoulder and if they lean one way, it would just fall off.  Just seems like they make it through their life by belittling others.  I think it's referenced as internet bullying or trolling.  A lot of these misinterpretation comes from, quoting one sentence and taking it out of context from the whole.

There's a clique to just about every forums and this one is not immune to it.  Anyone who thinks differenently is often the subject of attack.  For whatever reasons or intentions, it's kind of being a majority of a mass singled mindset.  It's a sort being the right group while individuality or contrary thinking is the wrong thing. It makes it hard for individuals to feel less open to share, especially when it comes to new members.  There's always that intimidation factor.

Regardless, we've all clicked on that terms of use agreement about posting content...etc.,...However not everyone can patrol or control themselves.  Even I've stepped out of bounds at one point or another.

How does this all apply to me?
I just can't be the light hearted enthusiastic, blunt humorous kind of person without having a few people misinterpret things.  People still get upset over things I posted.  Still, I can't help anymore than anyone else can about themselvs.  Must be the wise guy in me that rubs people wrong.  While some things do change, other things just can't change.  No matter how many software changes/upgrades this site has gone through.

JMHOO - just my humble observational opinion