I agree with half of what you say and disagree with half.

On one hand, thread crapping is exactly that...thread crapping.

That said, there used to be a culture of honesty, fairness and a love of the hobby here which has - sadly - taken a hard turn for the worse over the last couple of years.

Sometimes a PM is appropriate, but sometimes a public question is also appropriate. I don't know about you, but I never get belligerent without a reason... but I have no problem calling somebody out if I think something is bullsh*t.

That said, I have flagged many a post to call attention to it by the mods.