No, my advice is the opposite of what you posted. I have a question: Why do so many discussions on this forum descend into childish name calling and personal attacks?
How should one to respond when conversations degenerate into pissing matches?
Here is why: Several studies have shown that steroid users tend to have less academic achievement, 2 years less than most people. They also have lower IQ's.
Lower IQ's and less education mean that people will not understand basic science. When people cannot grasp a scientific discussion they tend to devolve into personal attacks.
We can see this point illustrated in the pissing match that is nearly 18 pages long....I think you guys know what I am talking about (PPL). The conversation has degenerated.
Here is my advice as to how to deal with childish personal attacks: When someone insults you realize that the do so out of ignorance and jealousy. Furthermore, what other people think of you does not matter. Why get angry with uneducated fools who have low IQ's? When people stoop to personal attacks simply realize that they have not accomplished much in life, and your accomplishments are renting space in their heads.
That is it. Why become angry over anything that person says? It really has no impact upon you.