[buccaneer81]

Your tone was such that it seemed you were leaning that way. My solution is to never patronize an establishment that offends you. Quick, painless, simple. And their loss.

[TigersEye]

And that’s what it all comes down to. Everyone here who is upset is arguing that they have a right to not be offended. A familiar whine.

[KrisKrinkle]

“Your tone was such...”

I understand. Discerning tone can be a problem in written communication since there are no visual or audio signals to help.

At work, ten people can review a letter with half of them paying more attention to getting the tone right than the spelling, and some recipient will still read an unintended tone into it. The problem can be worse in quick communication like e-mail and comments on forums.