my........ character was attacked repeatedly.
This is not how I read it. The way I read what was posted was friendly criticizm on your POSTING style.
When someone comments about how they PERCEIVE what you write is not a "personal attack".
Personal attacks attack the PERSON not the post.
For instance, examples of personal attacks:
Babbler (that's a person, also passive aggressive) How could the same thing be said, but NOT be personal? "What you wrote sounds like babble to me". Then the fault is shared now, isn't it? The second example communicates "you said something but I don't understand it". When you call someone a babbler, they get the feeling NOTHING they say is any good.
Mentally retarded. That's a personal attack
Get on some meds. Personal attack
Be institutionalized. VERY personal attack
A passive aggressive personality. I got the feeling posters where calling ME that? When was I ever passive?