There's always a fine line between being sarcastic and offensive. It mostly depends on your listeners and just like with any other community we should set "boundaries" to how far one can go until he starts to scare off more touchy members. You have to understand and deal with it either.

If being nice doesn't tick with your ego, maybe being just a little nicER would work? I can stand a good deal of sarcasm myself but I also know about people who literally jumped out of the window just see more because of a harsh phrase. This is especially true for newbies, youngsters, women and people with hyper-sensitivity.

So, with that said, I really appreciate your participation in the community, your help and involvement. I would also be happy to see you around and hope we can all get over this incident.

I have to admit, however, that I agree with moderators' actions and request a nicER approach from you, if possible. Now I asked moderators to stay away from this particular case for a while and let BoonEx team watch it and make further decisions.

p.s. I believe it takes a strong man to be knowledgeable and helpful, and it takes a stronger man to be gentle and considerate.