It is the group identity/ loyalty aspect I find most unfortunate, whether on this forum or anywhere else. The use of humour in that post does not disguise this approach, such as the use of the word "we", when all an individulal poster anywhere can claim is I.

The origin of name-calling is rooted in usenet. Be it "duffer" or Troll or Flamer or Spammer or whatever. The practice still goes on there, mainly to prove that one individual is wiser, more informed or more correct or just been there longer. Unfortunately some have just followed this example on the web, when this offers us all online the chance to grow up, in an internet sense.

The poster is welcome to express their view and I can agree or not. It is a matter of taste as I have said. I just prefer the generally more friendly and open approach on the forum, rather than one based on tiresome name-calling and the placing of people in categories, mainly to enable them and their views to be dismissed.

One of the reasons I copied the comment here is that can never be a bad thing to find out how you may appear to others. You can 'shoot the messenger', (another usenet speciality, not to my taste), by calling them or their post a name, but it would be wise to at least listen to the message (even if you may choose not to respond).