Artemis"If you are personally attacked, don't defend yourself. Instead, let other community members defend you; if they don't, shame on them. This may be surprising - but defending yourself is not your job, it is the job of the other members in the online community.
Reasons:
- it is much more credible
- it's too hard to stay emotionally balanced when you defend against personal attacks, it is much easier even not to defend at all
- the experience of being defended is incredible, it is pure joy, enjoy it
- to defend and be defended creates strong emotional bonds among members, it builds trust
And remember, most of the time personal attacks need not be defended at all, because the attacker only hurts their own reputation and credibility."
Originally from MeatballWiki.org
Artemis