I was done. Then you actually brought in some evidence to back up your assertions, which obviously changed the game, so I came back to set the record straight on where I now stood on the topic.

I came into this topic quite surprised that people were choosing this one, out of all the pranks, to get mad at, when in terms of April Fools gags, it's one of the most benign I've seen. I've seen people get told a loved one was dead, fake breakups, and some sanity breaking pranks, and this seemed like nothing compared to all that. I did categorically fail to communicate that and instead focused on the snark, yes, but I could hardly call pointing out that you either missed or ignored him saying he was setting this up for April Fools Day (I thought you had just missed it, but instead you were claiming he was lying about it) bilious. I would call the heaps of insults you turned to after you self-admittedly lost your temper that, though.

Was that a threat?

What are you even talking about? How on earth was that a threat? I was saying that assuming the worst about people is a bad habit that can lead to the people you point the finger at or those around them getting hurt if you're wrong, something I know from experience. Hence me giving OP the benefit of the doubt until you actually ponied up something that showed me I was wrong.

The truth of the matter is that you got karma drunk.

You know what's funny? I didn't even notice that I got any karma until you manufactured this motivation for me. My ego sure did get bloated from that one upvote most of my comments this far got. I don't care about karma.

I think anyone could clearly discern that I started "whining" when you started making things personal by directly insulting me. That's it. That's all I take issue with. It's unnecessary. I could have called you any number of names at any point here, but I didn't because unlike you, I kept my temper under control and tried to keep things relatively civil. Let's list things shall we? Here's what I've called you so far: -"misguided and best, disingenuous at worst" -called one of your insults out of line and juvenile -a better person than some of the things you've said. Oops, that's hardly an insult, is it?

Now let's see what you've called me: -a misogynist by proxy ("redpill") -an asshole -an asshole, again -an asshole (x3 combo) -too unattractive too attract a mate -but i'd be an abuser if i could (this is, of course, the point at which I asked you to be more civil than you were being) -a good target for abuse -delusional ("your warped perception of reality") -"a fucking idiot" -an ass (no hole this time? well, variety is the spice of life.) -a whiner.

then when it stopped being fun, you started whining, and THEN you wanted civility and started claiming you've been civil all along.

Let's take a look back, shall we?

One of the most basic principles of debate is attacking the argument and not the other person. That's what I've tried to do, and if I haven't quite succeeded, I apologize.

Oh wait, that doesn't quite match up with what you said. Funny, that.

Look, I've admitted I was wrong. I apologized for possibly insulting you. I don't have any ill will towards you. The only thing I've wanted is for you to apologize for insulting me as well, but it's obvious that isn't happening.