arcellus, I'm with you. There's some huge *******s in here. I won't name names. I don't understand why people just can't be a little bit cordial.

Is it that hard?

When people compliment you, they're not complimenting you because they "approve" or they think you give a **** about what they think. They thought something, so they thought they'd tell you that what you built/ride/enjoy is something that they enjoy also.

When someone compliments my bike, I'm glad to hear it, for no other reason than I like my bike also. I usually say, "thanks, I like it a lot too", and I go on my way.

It's not a big deal, I don't think that they feel they are "approving" of me. Obviously we don't know each other. And because we don't know each other, I have to reason to be a jerk to them. If they give me a reason, that's a different story.