This topic has been covered quite exhaustively, but since I haven't written about it yet, I figured I should, just for my own sanity.

Hey, it's hard to tell when people are being sarcastic.  It's hard to read very deeply into what people are saying without non-verbal cues.

And, hey, it's way too easy to get mad when you don't have to look them in the face.

Could we, as the online community in general, please agree to try not to get so pissed off all the time?  Seriously, is there anything some schmuck from Nowhere could say that is worth getting all bent out of shape about?  No, there isn't.  When you find yourself getting all hot under the collar, step away from the computer, take a breath, and realize that the troll insulting your mother is not actually affecting the quality of your life in any significant way.

Unless you let them.