I used to respond to them all the damn time, and I loved it, but after awhile I realized that I wasn't helping us overall, even though my arguments may have been good ones and actually helped some to see through the bashhole BS.

Problem was that it nevertheless kept the BS alive on the board, distracting us from what we would otherwise be looking at, looking for, and/or sharing on the board.

That's EXACTLY what the bashholes want. I decided to stop giving them what they want, at least once I'm sure who they are.