Sometimes, someone will say something so incredibly stupid, clueless, bigoted, or mean-spirited that I can't resist taking him or her to task for it, and being really sarcastically vicious about it. I love my job. :) Other times, it's simply setting the record straight about something, as politely as I can. For the record, though, I must admit to having received very few flames, compared to what I see on the newsgroup itself. Perhaps because I'm so wordy, only the most dedicated of flamers bother to read my posts completely. :)
I'm a really long-winded person, too, but do they think about this before they flame me? No, of course not. It's another example of...oh well, just read it. :)