To me it seems you are reading what you want to read.
His criticism was legitimate, there is no reason to waste time nor energy on his "tone-of-writing". If his points are valid then that should be sufficient. Replies like yours contribute nothing.
I was answering his question of why he was getting down-voted, no more no less.
>> If his points are valid then that should be sufficient.
In theory, yes, in the real world, appearances matter. Being right is only one part of the equation.. if you can't convince the other person then it doesn't really matter whether you're right or not.
If you're giving feedback and it sounds like you're demolishing someone, chances are your feedback won't be listened to. It's not the end of the world, obviously, but you're losing your time and the readers too.
>> His criticism was legitimate, there is no reason to waste time nor energy on his "tone-of-writing".
The irony here is how by not having the right tone his feedback weren't understood correctly, and hence wasted the time and energy of most readers.
His criticism was legitimate, there is no reason to waste time nor energy on his "tone-of-writing". If his points are valid then that should be sufficient. Replies like yours contribute nothing.