This is one hell of a thread. Hypocrisy for beginners. Anyhow, the point has to be - if you post something on the internet especially on a forum you've got to be able to, invoking a somewhat dated phrase, 'take it like a man'. You look a lot better if you explain and counter without getting petty. Clearly, if you post something on a FORUM you are making it the members' business.
Oh, as a casual thing, seeing as your header text will presumably be there a while, you have a typo 'INDEPENDANT'.
Good luck, calm down!