I'll tell you what set it off. Someone posted some development shots of a proposed aircraft and that thread, instead of being used to discuss the upcoming model was used to comment on a second developer, and then on a patch that has yet to be completed by the first developer. Well needless to say the thread got pretty convoluted from where it began and I responded.
Trouble is, I responded emotionally, and I was wrong to do that.
I want to apologize to all concerned because after re-reading my posts I think I was a bit harsh and maybe even out of line. I had no intention and still don't of opening up a major discussion on how to treat developers or a debate about criticism in general. As a member here I do not feel that it is my place to tell others what is right or wrong. But that is what I did.
Again, please accept my apologies for creating a bit of a controversy where there did not need to be one. I will be more discerning in the future.
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