Well, as I learned the hard way, it is not always easy to tell what you are trying to say. I don't think the probelm lies in the hearing, but rather in the saying.
And the top poster was obviously talking about his being ridiculed for posting his whacko conspiracy theories, not the least of which is his yammering on and on about the moon landing being faked.
All of the subsequent posts between Gabe and me were ON that subject. We are political opposites who happen to admire Neil Armstrong and agree that his accomplishment should be honored and his memory respected in the time of his death.