>And what you lose from ad hominem attacks is credibility.
If calling someone out for being rude is an ad hominem attack (it isn't), then calling somebody out for using ad hominem attacks is a 'argument from fallacy' fallacy (it isn't, for similar reasons).
(both are not applicable here because nobody basing their arguments on them)
Furthermore, don't deal it if you can't take it...
As far as the "dealing it out and not taking it," I only expressed my personal opinion about a subject, I wasn't attacking anyone personally, as others, in my opinion, did to me.
Having said that, I never thought I was "dealing it out" to anyone personally to begin with, so I wanted to apologize to anyone who was offended by anything I said.
If calling someone out for being rude is an ad hominem attack (it isn't), then calling somebody out for using ad hominem attacks is a 'argument from fallacy' fallacy (it isn't, for similar reasons).
(both are not applicable here because nobody basing their arguments on them)
Furthermore, don't deal it if you can't take it...