You've done that perfectly well yourself. If you won't take people's advice to heart then of course nobody's going to want anything to do with you. Seriously - get off the boards and let it cool down.
Don't let things get to you. I stopped posting on some of the forums because some of the people just got to stupid in some of their responses. Also there are people here that feel they should say mean things in order to make themselves feel better. I know you should be able to post your own opinions and thoughts but some people just like to make a big deal out of nothing. Don't kiss anyones ass, just be you. Like Schiavona said: Hang in there!
letting them try to make me look like a fool
You've done that perfectly well yourself. If you won't take people's advice to heart then of course nobody's going to want anything to do with you. Seriously - get off the boards and let it cool down.