I never said anyone should be insulted by what a troll says about a device.

The point is when they insult the community (which, true, should not be such a big deal after all) but moreso when they dig in and disrupt. If I have not made it clear that the latter is the core problem then I am at a loss of what to say to make it any plainer.

Community members have every right to defend the integrity of the community. Troublemakers have no right whatsoever to disrupt, especially for the sole sake of sociopathic ego-boosting. Period.

EDIT: late666, FYI, I choose my words very carefully in a dialog like this. The goal is to avoid pointless axle-wrapping. Since avoiding misunderstandings helps everyone in a conversation, it benefits us all to carefully consider how a sentence is worded.