Since it was my meta-comment that spawned this sub-thread, I'd like to clarify that I don't think your comment was derisive or snide or bad. My point was that t

Since it was my meta-comment that spawned this sub-thread, I'd like to clarify that I don't think your comment was derisive or snide or bad. My point was that the original comment was more informative than your reply, and at that point your reply was more upvoted than the original comment.