Ad hominems are the last thing to resort to, but...
There is not ever any reason to bring the conversation down to this level. In the future, consider writing only the first half of a comment in which the second half is going to be needlessly offensive and contribute nothing.
Or, you know, that “tapping out” thing paper-machine did? Which you were mocking him about? That is an acceptable thing to do when you don’t think the argument is productive any longer. Reading between the lines, this is what you think as well. Except that for some reason you feel the need to signal it by insulting everyone.
There is not ever any reason to bring the conversation down to this level. In the future, consider writing only the first half of a comment in which the second half is going to be needlessly offensive and contribute nothing.
Or, you know, that “tapping out” thing paper-machine did? Which you were mocking him about? That is an acceptable thing to do when you don’t think the argument is productive any longer. Reading between the lines, this is what you think as well. Except that for some reason you feel the need to signal it by insulting everyone.