There is absolutely no reason to behave like that in a public
mailinglist.
Especially if you think you have a good point, insulting other people
along a good argument does no good to your argument.
And no, merely having been like that for as long as people know you is
no excuse for a wrong behaviour.
Besides, if you want to make someone look stupid in public (besides
yourself), try saying something smart instead, that usually does the
trick. Easy insults are really a weak form of expression, and I won't
even get started on the typical reasons for this sort of behaviour
because it's none of my business.
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