I thought to myself, "save the substantive half of your post for after Anthson overreacts to someone in the thread, and conveniently gives you an opportunity to point out your guiding principle. It won't take more than a few hours." Apparently my temporal estimations are as accurate as ever - it took you about five minutes.

Here's the deal, Anthson - I, and I suspect most others, consciously or not, operate on a principle of reciprocity in dealing with others. This is to say that I feel free to be a dick to others that are dicks; I feel somewhat sheepish, or, at minimum, hesitant to be caustic to people I know are harmless. I'd never come on citizen and tear, say, Caer a new asshole, because she's one of the most quiet and gentle people on Threshold; inversely, you feel free to inform people of your perception of their cranial capacity, and other such apparent faults, at every convenient turn. I don't decry your doing so; I'd be one of the game's most flagrant "offenders," if this were, in and of itself, a crime. That having been said, it entitles you to being bashed for any and no reason at all; in gaming terms, you've BLATANTLY turned your "asshole PvP" flag on, and you can't bitch when people gank you when they have the opportunity, no matter what the circumstances are.

Kiania's post was bitchy, and I can see how you'd construe it that way. Were your name edited out, and Caer's name put in, I'd have thought to myself, "Wow, that was a bitchy thing to say. What an asshole." Tragically, Anthson, your bitchiness exceeds Kiania's, so you lack the standing to make a complaint.

If you don't like it, think twice before deciding to rip someone next time. Eye for an eye.