I think it's pretty evident that quite a few thin skins exist in S&D... maybe some members need to just use the ignore function more often or work on building a thicker skin if they can't tell the difference between baiting and invitations into intelligent discourse. Think of it as an act of self-compassion for yourself and other users... to save yourself the emotional energy and time. Don't force yourself to have to deal with the same arguments over and over especially if you already know have nothing to do with you or your point.... learn from it if you find that you are not hitting the target with your point... then maybe work on the mechanics of debate and separating yourself from your opinions... but there will always be people on the net who don't use the medium properly and are always projecting their own preconceptions onto others. That's not to do with you and I, so I think respectful to add them to ignore or to scan their posts and avoid misunderstandings.
I've been on the net long enough to know certain writing patterns and where it typically goes. I've had my share of humble soup and toughened my skin through plenty of debates and
awful flamewars 
when the net was just this new novelty item in our living room. Anyway, some people are just not meant to be engaged in internet discourse together... it's like oil and water. They're too different and can't learn from each other in argument... at least not maybe yet. It's not really a personal thing for me really... I take it a considerate gesture when someone tells me plainly why my posts are not their cup of tea... nothing more valuable to me than my time, so I think also mutually respectful to have respect for their time and energy as well.