Really, I think the thread wars were MUCH nastier and uglier in the 00s. The stuff I see now including my “Barrow” comment is tame in comparison, wouldn’t even have registered then.
That’s irrelevant.
It was a reasonable question and a lot of people had never heard the term before either.
Just because you know something does not mean everyone does, nor does it justify snarkiness or mockery in answering.