Seems to me you're jumping the gun with your assumptions there Dark Half.
What gun would that be?
I, for one, completely enjoy it when GFK comes into a thread and spouts off how 'above everyone' he is.
The gestapo of piracy I guess in this case cause if you don't defend your reasoning for having 'said software' and show adequate financial statements supporting your reasoning then your obviously a thief and should be heckled like one.....
Other examples are usually left alone as the usual <insert low belt comment here> is ignored as the usual ramblings of such unless of course the person spewing such <low belt comment> isn't a regular, or better yet, has been flagged as a common enemy by the regulars.
So my point was: Follow your own advice and email BRL about your complaint instead of airing your personal dispute with someone to everyone. The very first sentence was
Having just received a nasty abusive e-mail from this guy
Was enough to draw attention to the fire, and hope to gain the sympathy vote being a regular and known supporter of anti-piracy propaganda. It would have been the same if he came over to your house and asked you to "fetch your pitchfork and torch and follow me, weez got some lynching to do!".