ALERT on Rude and Threatening Response to Discussion

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Hello all! Yep. Got a short and rude response to my last discussion, "Home made gnocchis gone wrong". Been threaten to be trolled if I continue to use "big words". What with this troll thing? Anyway. What big words did I use? "Gnocchi" and "pesto". Guilty of charges. Gnocchi: a type of pasta. Pesto: a sauce made with basil, garlic and olive oil - basically. Could be more fancy. Now, why buddy here would choose to threaten to shut someone off, remove their posting, stop their communication if that communication's only offense is to use words he doesn't understand the meaning of? Or just being thrown this type of hostile/antagonistic response? Why buddy wouldn't look up those words he doesn't understand in a dictionary or on line, taking the opportunity to expand on his vocabulary and knowledge and IQ? English is not my native language. Believe it or not, I learned the basics by watching old American movies - from the 30s to the more recent ones - and by reading books in English with dictionaries. English dictionaries and bilingual dictionaries. All right. His response gives way to this question: What are the real intentions of this person? Because the effect is way more than not funny - it's abusive in nature. It is anti-social, period. It might be the lack of education or vocabulary but this person has choosen to attack and attack covertly, under a nickname and under the pretense of being humoristic (the "troll" thing). Whereas the communication is not vicious, blatantly or covertly destructive, there is no licence for censure, rude or not. Sites come and go. And, big ones at that. Some people - a minority - are bent on destruction just for the sake of destruction. The majority of people are decent people. I salute them here at myLot. Do not think you can't do anything about this state of affair. Nowadays, there are many channels one can use on line so to be heard. Obviously, the power that be here at myLot need to be made aware of this situation or, be made to "listen" and take note, start investigating and apply some "remedies." Many a successfull company out there have new applicants fill up a personality test. It is not possible to cheat on that test - the cheating will show as such. Do you think buddy here would be hired after that test? Again, this type of response is not creative. Causes more harm than good. In actuality, if we want to be more accurate, this is not a response: It is a REACTION. Big difference. "Don't understand what you're saying, so shut up!" See? Instead of, "Hey! What's gnocchi and pesto? Sounds funny! Is it good?" Heck, I would have given him a recipe and play a game: You do it from scratch and you post your results! It's OK with me if you succeed. I'm a lousy cook anyway. (Well, not that lousy.) Because I've seen this typical reaction of yours more than once here in myLot, now all I have to tell you buddy is: Sorry if you have been clammed up yourself one too many times, but you can't take it on others. Not OK. "Treat others like you want them to treat you." Or, "Don't do unto others what you don't want them do to you." That's just two of a few other precepts for happiness. Hurray