Do any of the other members involved in this discussion think that this departure from the subject is anything other than a tactic to derail the thread?
We expect bad manner in discussion with Steve, but usually his sneers and insult are in some way connected to the discussion.
I know nothing of Mike, but he and Steve are obviously friends and this intervention is incongruous in the extreme, to presume that it just happened out of the blue is beyond belief. It is also extremely insulting to those wishing to conduct a serious exchange of views.