Insulting Posts (Bit of a Rant)

I entered a "make a video contest". The sponsor of the contest posted my video with other contestants. Another contestant didn't like what I did to make my video and made a post.

I replied, noted I was wrong and realized I was in error earlier but decided to submit my video in anyway. I also said I would take the vid down as soon as the contest was over. (less than 24 hrs.) I didn't say anything about the poster or her boring freakin video, or since the person running the contest didn't have a problem posting it - what business of it was her's to mention it.

This heifer goes off. I mean multiple paragraph rant. She was insulting, rude, and wrote sh*t that was uncalled for. Really spiteful stuff.

My first reaction was - 'Jeez it's a minute and a half video lady - not Watergate'.

What kind of person writes this kind of stuff and thinks its ok? Why do people do things like this? I find it a bit baffling and infuriating.

Then I took a look at her blog. Its all negative. She got cheated by some diet scam or something and her blog is dedicated to b*tching about them further. Even when she wasn't talking about the diet scammers the comments lean toward the negative.

Then I realized she's just a bitter, f*ked up person taking out her issues on other people.

But attacking other people, in posts online, is cowardly. It's wrong. Criticism is one thing. Debate is good but c'mon - how about having some manners? (I know the cussing above is not good manners.)

I'm annoyed I ticked off about the entire thing. I'm really tempted to post something really vile in retaliation - but that would be wrong.

How do you all deal with negative idiots online?