As a method of analysis?
Was he on your couch, Dr?
You say you were reading between the lines, I think you misread them entirely. Your POV is projection. When you are posting from a position of guesswork and assumption, particularly when your assumption is the opposite of the statement made, you should consider doing so in a hypothetical sense rather than calling someone down to the lowest based on your supposed certainty.
Your comprehension is further in question by equating no reward with punishment. I give my cat treats from time to time, little rewards because I feel like it. Am I punishing my cat in those moments when I am not feeding her treats? Nope, that's just the status quo.
Gar, posted on this support group for suggestions, you gave suggestions, even some good ones, true, but there isn't any need to make him feel like an ass based on your own skewed interpretation. You say you were responding to others who said he should look elsewhere, but it continued to be Gar you shamed for their advice. Sweet.
As to there being more readers than posters to a thread, is it any surprise considering the tone of your response? Why would anyone wish to post if their words aren't going to be merely taken out of context but also pulled out of thin air? When people post threads to ask for help they don't do so in the hope that they'll be made an example of for the benefit of other readers, they do so in the hopes that people will respond to their question based on what they actually said.
Before I posted to this thread I was one of those readers you mentioned, and what I read of your posts indicated that you were off base in both who and what you were responding to.
Don't hold your breath for that advice column gig.