I was giving that background about the specific case in support of the general principle of avoiding making insulting statements, both to avoid poisoning the discourse, and because errors given offense that is rarely outweighed by any pros.
I am not sure what in the statement you quoted you found insulting. That I inferred that he wasn’t well-versed in the material, given the poor quality of the post in question, instead of politely asking if he had, in fact, read the relevant literature?
I was giving that background about the specific case in support of the general principle of avoiding making insulting statements, both to avoid poisoning the discourse, and because errors given offense that is rarely outweighed by any pros.
I am not sure what in the statement you quoted you found insulting. That I inferred that he wasn’t well-versed in the material, given the poor quality of the post in question, instead of politely asking if he had, in fact, read the relevant literature?