You're right, of course. But *I* wasn't the one being hard on the folks. ~</;o)
I did address the original poster -- but sometimes I wish we had a "cc:" function so people could tell whether they are the addressee or just an interested party.
On more than one occassion I have done a CP and been climbed over because the Pingee thought I was addressing them.
FRetiquette is tougher than people realize.