the forum is based on rolling with the punches. if you question or fight the punches, it doesn't work. if you then throw your own punches, without rolling with others, you've become hypocritical. we've seen many come and go that were unable to handle it - it's not an easy methodology, but it is a simple one.
taking it (too) seriously is bad. if you can't have fun with it, then why bother doing it?
The exchanges can often be funny. And I think all of us at times can either roll with the punches as you say, or take things too seriously, and open ourselves up for ridicule.
Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't see where Snarf has committed any major sins of self-pity. I've seen him be as self-deprecating as he has been arguably self-pitying.
For the most part, everyone here has been harassed at one point or another (or an alternate way to look at it, everyone has been teased, played with and tested.) Sometimes it's hard to tell whether it's banter, or a serious answer is truly expected.
