Pretty scary bunch uh..?
If I may suggest find out who seems to be a bit more sober on his judgment and contact him by PM, no point entering the furball, here you are getting a lot of extreme views I guess.
There is some truth and but also some bitterness in this thread.
I am not saying anything more, those forums are populated by an incredible number of grammar scholars and English is not my first language and 7 lines...is getting unsafe...but I am not American so I would expect a bit of lenience (they say it's not their language either LOL)
Good luck