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Tracy,
The best way to deal with hostile posters is to simply ignore them! It quickly knocks the wind out of their sails, so to speak. If this is hard to do, walk away from your computer for about 10 min and then think if you really want to write back and add fuel to their fire.
Also I suspect much of it is not really personal. They are just so upset/embarrassed about their MPB and this is their way of venting. Much of what you say comes straight out of peer reviewed journals. If they don't believe those sources, you never going to convince them anyway.
The best way to deal with hostile posters is to simply ignore them! It quickly knocks the wind out of their sails, so to speak. If this is hard to do, walk away from your computer for about 10 min and then think if you really want to write back and add fuel to their fire.
Also I suspect much of it is not really personal. They are just so upset/embarrassed about their MPB and this is their way of venting. Much of what you say comes straight out of peer reviewed journals. If they don't believe those sources, you never going to convince them anyway.