Quote Originally Posted by Amnmaat View Post
Explaining what you were doing and how you were wrong isn't ad hominem.
Ad hominem fallacy is an attempt to discredit someone’s argument by personally attacking them. Instead of discussing the argument itself, criticism is directed toward the opponent’s character, which is irrelevant to the discussion.

A difference of opinion is not met with "what you were doing and how you were wrong". You've just described the ignoble art of Flaming superbly.

Regardless, I have less respect for any future opinion you make on these forums regardless of whether they match my own or not. Congratulations.