Regardless of any information one wants to share in the forums, we must always be careful of subconscious bias based in negative experiences or traumas, karma, etc. Naturally, because of this, one can end up speaking form a "negative" place when writing said information, laying down personal thoughts of situations rather than being able to come out of that bubble and expand awareness to include the things that in some ways have or do hurt us or make us uncomfortable to acknowledge, and speak without tones on. This can influence people in one way or another. We're not completely immune from the influence of others, but here we can learn how to manage it over time. It's not easy, but that's why we're here.
We all have a responsibility as to how our words impact whoever they are directed to, be it another SS in discussion/argument, or simply those reading them. There are two sides to every coin. Finding the balance between them, rather than the "he said/she said" game of bite-and-bite-back-and-bite-again-harder until the bridges are burned, will help improve communications between each other no matter the topic at hand. We're capable of being considerate of each other, and considerate of our audiences, who can be of any age group and any background, any programming and karma. After all, we're all people, and we all deserve the respect to be spoken to as people by our own. I don't mean coddling, to clarify.
If emotional battles are a struggle for anyone here, then work further with void meditation and clearing moon related karma.
Shadowcat, if you're going through Mercury karma right now, then this entire situation is self-explanatory, and something to keep in mind if you find yourself in argument like this again during it. JG Blitz mentioned to me some time back, that as we work through karma, situations relating to it can be "artificially" created and occur in our lives (or something like that), until it is passed and cleared away.
People react to this since it's all energy affecting energy, and vice versa from yourself to others.
This goes for anyone reading this, and just something to keep in mind.