codezero,
I am always happy to speak for myself, although I too have other things going on in my life, besides being on these forums.
Fine, you didn't see the PM until after the post here, and you meant the response humorously. It is unfortunate that you expressed it in such a manner, and that the rest of us did not know what your true meaning was supposed to be. Misunderstandings happen.
Sarcasm, most often conveyed by tone of voice rather than content in the English language, does not always translate well to the written word. Truth be known, it often fails miserably. You may have surmised this by now.
No thanks were necessary. While I never expected thanks to "feed my ego", I also did not I expect a smart-assed reply. Your intent may not have been to be insulting, however, that was the perception. At least three people beside me felt that it was offensive, but you did not attempt to clarify it. You say that you were "insulted" by the people here, yet you made no attempt try and clear up the misperception. It would have been simple to post something along the lines of "People, that was a mistake on my part. I was trying to be funny and didn't mean to upset anyone."
As far as the original question, the purpose of the forums was fulfilled. A question was asked and answered. The answer was provided (along with examples) in the original Private Messages, and with the information in the "Search results" posted above. So actually, the question was answered several times.
Finally, as to my "immaturity" and that of the others here, let me say this: During the intervening week, I was hoping that in fact my perception was wrong, and that you would correct it. You failed to do this. In fact, the clarification came only after a week, and then only after I made it known that I felt it was inappropriate and that I was upset.
Your explanation, if it can be called that, came wrapped in an attack against me and other people here, but you still have not acknowledged that this was due on your part by not expressing yourself clearly. You have the audacity to claim the myself and the others are immature, but cannot even admit a simple mistake.