user-1: I have no idea what is bugging them, I've said nothing offensive and they keep complaining I'm a "lost cause".
It's not like they're my teacher, or even that we practice with the same tradition etc..
I've enjoyed lots of their answers, but I find this behaviour unhelpful.

user254: I think it was "lost case" (like a koan), not "cause", for what that's worth.
On both occasions (this was the second I've seen recently) that was in reply to comment of yours, where you criticised an answer or a comment -- recently,


this is not very informative without references etc., it just reads like just so stories
Like I said, lost case. I will leave this answer for the sake of other people then.


I didn't read Andrei's reply as "started complaining about you" -- I read it as a decision not to address your criticism by posting an addition or correction. And maybe that's right since this site is meant to be for answerable questions, not for discussions (nor arguments).
Incidentally Andrei posted this meta-answer a while ago -- about references etc.
And there were some references in a previous answer here.
I think it takes a bit of effort to ask a good question, effort to write an answer, and effort to ask a good follow-up question in a comment.
You might read this Help topic especially When should I comment? and When shouldn't I comment?
If I do "request clarification from the author" then I think I tend to phrase my comment as a specific question, with a question mark -- not a comment like, "this answer wasn't very informative."

user43: Alright, I will stop if that's what you want.
At first I wanted to simply ignore your questions/answers - but then I thought that perhaps I should apply some compassion and try to engage, however hopeless you appear - but now I see that you interpret my helpful hand as offence. It's okay I guess, not everyone can be helped.

-1: <p>I have no idea what is bugging them, I've said nothing offensive and they keep complaining I'm a "lost cause".</p>

<p>It's not like they're my teacher, or even that we practice with the same tradition etc..</p>

<p>I've enjoyed lots of their answers, but I find this behaviour unhelpful.</p>
 254: <p>I think it was "lost <em>case</em>" (like a koan), not "cause", for what that's worth.</p>

<p>On both occasions (this was the second I've seen recently) that was in reply to comment of yours, where you criticised an answer or a comment -- recently,</p>

<blockquote>
  <ul>
  <li>this is not very informative without references etc., it just reads like just so stories</li>
  <li>Like I said, lost case. I will leave this answer for the sake of other people then.</li>
  </ul>
</blockquote>

<p>I didn't read Andrei's reply as "started complaining about you" -- I read it as a decision not to address your criticism by posting an addition or correction. And maybe that's right since this site is meant to be for answerable questions, not for discussions (nor arguments).</p>

<p>Incidentally Andrei posted <a href="https://buddhism.meta.stackexchange.com/a/117/254">this meta-answer</a> a while ago -- about references etc.</p>

<p>And there were some references in a previous answer <a href="https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/a/12735/254">here</a>.</p>

<p>I think it takes a bit of effort to ask a good question, effort to write an answer, and effort to ask a good follow-up question in a comment.</p>

<p>You might read <a href="https://buddhism.stackexchange.com/help/privileges/comment">this Help topic</a> especially <strong>When should I comment?</strong> and <strong>When <em>shouldn't</em> I comment?</strong></p>

<p>If I do "request clarification from the author" then I think I tend to phrase my comment as a specific question, with a question mark -- not a comment like, "this answer wasn't very informative."</p>
 43: <p>Alright, I will stop if that's what you want.</p>

<p>At first I wanted to simply ignore your questions/answers - but then I thought that perhaps I should apply some compassion and try to engage, however hopeless you appear - but now I see that you interpret my helpful hand as offence. It's okay I guess, not everyone can be helped.</p>
