I'm not aware of the situation you are talking about there but I've had my own share of this lately on certain Smallville boards. A few weeks ago, I basically pointed out that a certain board had become hostile and unwelcoming (and frankly, this is no secret. People have been leaving this board in mass waves all year for LJ and Twitter because the environment has become downright hostile.) Anyway, I basically said in my post that I didn't think it was necessary to be so nasty to people and I had several bitchy responses that my comment was "off-topic." And you know...maybe it was. But it had to be said. I was so tired of having to tip toe around the fact that people were being nasty on that board. There's a reason why so many posters have abandoned the board in recent months. And I found it kind of hilarious that people were sniping at me about being "off-topic" because I dared to call attention to the behavior. It's like it's ok to act horrible to people but if someone dares to call you on that behavior then you are accused of starting trouble. It's maddening.