As much right as folks who have been swearing and calling Eric names means no right. Those people were wrong too. Also, you weren't simply disagreeing with feelings, you were dismissing them. It's not the same. Saying "Come on, it's just a pen forum" suggests that you think it's silly to care about something unless you care about it. I strongly suspect that there are things that matter to you that I wouldn't give a rat's arse about, but I wouldn't dream of putting you down for it.
You weren't telling people what they can or can't write, but you were judging what people should or shouldn't feel. Which might not be foolish but certainly comes off as a bit rude.
All that now off my chest, I also believe everything you said was in good faith, and I think "blow it out your ass" is an overly hostile reaction.
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