I remember being really grossed out the first time I saw Savin blow up on somebody on the Fenoxo blog. I can't remember what it was over, but I remember it being something seemingly harmless, like, "When will x character get y content?" Savin said something he often says, "When you write it", the person replied that they don't have any interest in writing things, which is why they come to the site, and it's Savin's game anyway so he should be writing it, and Savin fucking eviscerated this guy, telling him to fuck off forever, as I've also seen him do many times since.
The first time I saw it, I was like "Hmph! That doesn't seem like an acceptable way to talk to your fans!" But the more I saw it happen, the more I looked at what they have to read on an average post. Nearly every comment is some variant of: "When is x (scene, character, or major plot point) going to happen?" "Y new scene should have had incest/gore/whatever kink I like." "When will character z, who was written 2 years ago and already has a bad end and content as your harem waifu, get more content?" And if you go back another week, you'll see the exact same comments with a different variable. There's almost some schadenfreude in imagining someone else having to read the same questions week after week, but imagining doing it yourself? That sounds like a hell loop.
For 10+ years these guys have been reading and responding to hundreds of comments a week, and the overwhelming majority of the comments aren't thoughtful criticisms or words of appreciation; they're, "Give this! Give!" I think The Observer's pretentiousness is just him being the cliche of a self-absorbed, emotionally-underdeveloped artist, but regarding his and Savin's negative responses: idk how long I'd be able to take the shit they put up with before I'd also snap and lose patience for even legitimate commentary. I still don't think the way they deal with it is at all desirable or healthy, but I sympathize with their frustration and just avoid the forum/comments on fenoxo.com.