The issue I take with that comment is that its peppered with phrases that do nothing to add to the discussion, but rather to make the parent poster feel dumb. F

The issue I take with that comment is that its peppered with phrases that do nothing to add to the discussion, but rather to make the parent poster feel dumb. For example: "From the article you seem to be replying to" "Since you've simply flat-out contradicted a research paper with nothing more than assertion," The person he's attacking made a simple statement (perhaps factually incorrect), and the guy jumped all over him. Its not a particularly egregious case, and certainly not uncommon, but I surmise that it exemplifies the authors complaint.