I know that some people do have real emotion behind their posts, but I also know some people who read emotion from text when there isn't any at all.
e.g. "Javascript is fucking stupid" could equally be a screaming rant or just a casual comment with a group of cursing sailors.
Pretending you know what emotions someone's expressing from plaintext is basically the opposite problem of what you're talking about and is equally flawed.
I wasn't there though, so if they were leveling personal attacks because of your dissenting opinion, you were likely correct about the emotional part.
e.g. "Javascript is fucking stupid" could equally be a screaming rant or just a casual comment with a group of cursing sailors.
Pretending you know what emotions someone's expressing from plaintext is basically the opposite problem of what you're talking about and is equally flawed.
I wasn't there though, so if they were leveling personal attacks because of your dissenting opinion, you were likely correct about the emotional part.