I'm just telling you what it comes across as, a perception that apparently I'm not the only one to hold (in fact, I wasn't going to mention it except that dave_

I'm just telling you what it comes across as, a perception that apparently I'm not the only one to hold (in fact, I wasn't going to mention it except that dave_sid had the same reaction). Defend it all you want, but that's not going to change the fact that some readers will see it as an underhanded jab.