So slandering the community of songwriters is civil, but taking someone to task for it isn't.
Somehow, I very much suspect that had my vitriol been directed at "fat cat music execs", my comment would have been upmodded and nobody would have batted an eyelid at at the strong language.
And the strong language is there for a reason. It's intended to wake people up from the slumbering, lazy groupthink that is so in evidence whenever the music industry is the subject.
If you object to the grandparent comment, then object to it civilly. He criticized (his comment is too weak for "slander") the community you are a part of, and you criticized him. You didn't "take him to task." You insulted him.
Yes, I did. Else how do you interpret my asking him how he thinks musicians should be remunerated? And my response to his suggestion that musicians are just in it for the money?
I explicitly said I was referring to the end of your comment ("fuck you, you pompous twit."). That is not taking him to task, and that's what I objected to.
