I can see this from both sides, well, 2 sides anyway, there may well be more of which I am presently unaware.
Some people just irk one to the point of ceasing to pay attention to them, however the means, entirely.
I don't think one should be faulted for merely speaking one's mind. This has happened right in this thread.
Big Galoot knows a lot. He shares willingly. He's pretty smart and can write well enough that he's not always a pain in the glutes to read. However, it does get overdone, in my opinion. That's me.
I don't think thinking less of someone who chooses not to play the Big Gulp game, is cool. They may well miss out, but is Big Gourd the ONLY source of the information he possesses? Is it not possible to learn the exact same thing from someone who does not elicit the strangle reflex?
Big Guppy is an ok guy, but saying someone is wrong or not smart because they don't like the way he plays and wants them to play along, is just not cool