Quote Originally Posted by MilesSaintboroguh View Post
The reason that person was on the defensive is because no one on the internet says anything completely straight; anything and everything is always a sarcastic retort or a bunch of swear words.
Sad, but true. In all the years I've been on the internet, I've landed in my fair share of these scenarios as well. I offer a compliment or crack a joke, and I get assaulted for it. I've had to explain my way out of these situations and let the other people know that I was just cracking a joke, or even offering a compliment.

Personally, I believe it's made worse by the mere existence of trolls on the internet, whose only goal IS to make people angry.