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Obviously, another way is to pull back, which is what OP did.

The best way to build a welcoming community is not to call out others as soft, but instead take the side of those you perceive as soft and ensure they don't get the short end simply for not being agressive.

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Sure, and end with no presence online.

If our ancestors had been this cowardly then fascism and hate speech would be norm not the exception.

I do have presence online. My own public web site, where people can contact via mail, and they do.

I have accounts in other services, for work, public accounts. And it is about work, no unwarranted attacks, much less personal ones, even as things may get heated when coding with other developers.

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