> First, it's not a good look to start off your rebuttal with an ad hominem. Based on the high standards you speak to in your post, and your concern about reputations, I would have expected more.

This is such a lazy and tired way of talking around someone. You started off with a rude, dismissive statement which was intended to cause offense. Now that offense was taken and returned, you’re playing the “you aren’t being polite enough” game.

It’s transparent, and you are not entitled to politeness.