“I am actually quite upset.

That is how I write when talking to people via comments/online in general. There’s a full explanation of why I do it ‘frequently’ in one of my past comments (read: the one I posted several minutes ago :p )

And if he doesn’t want to read my comments, there’s no need to comment on them; he perused my comment history and absolutely exaggerated how often I use emoticons. Shit, I actually feel terrible, Holmat, like I’ve been spit on for reading science fiction. I feel poorly enough that I don’t wish to even pretend to be smiling. Why would he do that?

And now I’m going to get downvoted to hell because my replies read as sarcastic, rude, and whiny.

Sigh. I would use a crying emoticon, here, but no one gives a fuck.”