Not at all Jane, just a bit underslept today
There's a massive difference between voicing a subjective opinion, however negative, about a shop / restaurant / public business, and being negative towards private citizens - many posting anonymously - albeit on a public messageboard. Apart from taking a very tongue-in-cheek sideswipe at the word 'banter' (meaning no offense to the person who *used* the word, with whom I have absolutely no issue, and am sorry if I upset) I fail to see what I've said to incur some real vitriol on here.
But I agree with what you said on the R.T. thread Jane, I'm gonna try really hard to couch my language to be more constructive, more for the sake of the local businesses involved than anything else.