When the other person consistently ignores logic and invents their own facts and reality, I occasionally adopt the Linus strategy; but I still take care to address the argument itself.
Point well taken. HN is a better place thanks to people like yourself.
Blah, I'm 100x worse than you are about calling people names, but for what it's worth: if you write a similarly worded comment to me, I'll try my best to thank you for it instead of getting bent out of shape. :)