i don't know if you are still following this, but please sign your comment with some sort of name, thank you.

it is difficult to tell the psychology or impetus of any conversational partner, of course. and whoever it is could simply be having a bad day. like i said to The Dwarf upthread, i've had both good and bad reactions from other Baen Barflies.

Barflies are a group like any other, and made up of the good, the bad, and the downright bizarre, just like any other.

-bs