This was the original reply from Etch:
dunno how anyone can hate on the new Rabit
and Soundman Chronicles never has and never will be a -130 label-
Now, perhaps it's not worded the best, but whatever, nothing particularly inflammatory. Jrkhands responds in a civil manner addressing that he isn't hating.
Then xtcwhoever and mason start laying in. The usual snide comments. And Etch gets wound up to the point of posting some dumb shit.
Sure Etch could have handled the whole thing better, but I could hardly hold him to blame.
ultraspatial wrote:in this particular case it wasn't that bad and if it were just random guys who go on here arguing noone would have cared
Wrong.
so one should only post if they have something nice to say?

At no point have I ever said or implied that. If you GENUINELY can't figure out the difference between saying you don't like something and shitting on someone or being snide, then this is not really something I can help you with.
garethom wrote:As you know, I don't come here that often anymore, primarily for some of the reasons you listed above, but the way he acted was pretty dumb. ...
... no producer on here can take one person's opinion as what it is without cussing out everyone.
I agree wholeheartedly, but as above (and this applies to more than just Etch's situation) the difference between being civil and discussing opinions and being abusive, rude and offensive is lost on a few.
As for the 'protecting artists' thing that Ultraspacial is going on about, we have never and will never give more leeway to an artist being abusive to the members on here. HENCE ETCH'S POSTS GOT REMOVED (a fact people seem to be ignoring). However, having the artists we all follow and listen to post on this forum is a big bonus that all of us users could get a lot out of. I remember DSF being the primary place for people like Skream, Benga, Remadanman and alike to post free tunes up. this doesn't happen anymore, because of users being pricks basically. And I agree, I always argue that a few members does not make up the community, but when those members (and the dickheads are always the loudest) are constantly harassing them and swamping threads and posts they make with abuse, then how else are they supposed to see the forum?