Originally Posted by
Bekologist
No, Ian. I hope i can speak for the group when i say we'd all hope you take GriddleCakes' advice to heart in your future postings to bike forums.
"I'm Taking My Ball, and I'm Going Home" 
GriddleCakes' advice needs to be promulgated widely on internet forums- this is a common problem. More thinking, more "listening" (ie reading and comprehending before replying), less typing. But yes, adding more posts that are defensive and miss the point totally is counter-productive and just makes the poster look silly. Rather than getting defensive, it might be time to say "hmmm... this is something to think about".