Right on Lou, right on.
I find that kind of thing far more distrubing than any snarky comment I could read. The way I see it is, if a snarky comment here and there upsets me that much, then I probably shouldn't be on the internet to begin with.
I used to cringe when I saw people flexing the 'senoririty on the forum' card, but now that I'm in those shoes, I understand it more and more. (It's akin to growing up and admitting that maybe your parents weren't half as stupid as you always gave them credit for.)