cornmorphs said:i would think most of it was written whilst angry..
That may be, and it is understandable. However, in my opinion, part of being an adult and a professional is keeping your head and not resorting to such things. He may have been angry, but how long do you suppose it took him to type that response? In the course of that time, couldn't he have cooled down and decided either to tone it down or PM her instead? Don't you think by the 2nd or 3rd estrogen remark some part of him might realize that maybe those kind of remarks aren't very professional?
He could have easily PMed or emailed his response to Kat to clear up the situation. Kat and Joe both could have posted in this thread saying it was taken care of or she could have asked Rich to delete this thread once things had been worked out.
This is a fairly small community. This isn't CNN headline news or TIME magazine. Joe's reputation wouldn't be ruined just because of the creation of one thread questioning his breeding loan practices. I can understand his anger initial anger. At least as a businessman, he could have taken a much more diplomatic approach.