You said — “BTW, isn’t it accepted practice to ping the person you’re talking about?”
Maybe so, but certain ones don’t acknowledge the courtesy, it seems. I guess it’s like talking in a corner in low whispers...
In any case, there are certain ones who “get crazy” because someone doesn’t have the same idea as them — and then posts an idea that is different from them. Now, *that* is the real crime... doncha know...
Whatever you do, don’t have an idea of your own... :-)
Someone once said (sorry I don't remember who) if two people agree on everything, one of them is extraneous.