Well, that’s the net for you. Some people take what others say as if it was in a face-to-face conversation, as no emotion can be shown in text. As for power, if your 6 year-old brother called you a dipshit, you wouldn't take it seriously. If say a policeman called you a dipshit (e.g. a figure with authority) you would take the comment much more seriously, as the person has authority and is above you in that community. I guess he felt like being joked at by the top guy in UER was a huge insult, as if you had no sense of humour and meant in a hurtful way. We all misunderstand each other sometimes, but it is all too easy on the net (and harder to correct).

This person did indeed give you the power. You see people giving people this type of power all of the time, it is one of the most common human errors. Human, being of course the key word here. I wonder, does a situation like this one cause you to analyze your comments or hold back completely? N.