HMM, maybe a a bit of an over reaction, but I still stand by (most of)my comments. BEag's may have a gruff way of putting stuff across, but it doesn't make his points any less valid.
FD, who threw the first (verbal) punch here anyway?? I did feel you both came across as being overly aggressive and I have felt the same on other threads. All these combine to give a picture of a type of pilot all instructors have to deal with every day. Namely the egotistical, I'm better than everybody else despite all evidence to the contrary. I have no idea whether this is true or not, as I have never had the pleasure of meeting you, but as you say, sometimes on these forums we need to be careful about causing offence.
I will throw this into the mix, if somebody came into your office and started to throw their weight around. Despite the fact they are far less qualified or experienced than you and only see that world from one perspective. Would it not aggravate you?
FFF I think your point is one that a few people have made.