tbh the last line in his reply to you makes it seems like he's also directing his frustration of "being the only one to take action" out on you so the joking tone may have been lost in text
It being a joke was definitely lost in text/translation. How in the world is anyone supposed to know that it was meant as a joke unless there were some laughing emojis to follow it.
To any reader the simple line of "tbh this site looks like "totally-not-a-malware.jpg.exe"" such as myself being a reader, it can seem that you are telling everyone else that I am sending them off to install malware with that sentence and to be careful.
I believe it's fair that at that point, I took that as an accusation based on what I read (especially with my low post count).
That would be a pretty big accusation. An accusation definitely leads to frustration, when quite the opposite, I am trying to help the community. That's what makes it that much more frustrating. Once again, perhaps some laughing emojis to follow could have cleared that up. Context matters.
Let's put this into perspective, it's no different to a relationship or someone you are trying to date, you have to be wise/careful when texting with your word choice so that they don't get the wrong understanding. One small line, could lead to anger or for that person to cut you off completely. Remember, we are communicating through text, not through visual emotions.
TalRash4
Malware is a big thing and it is not something to be taken lightly, especially on these forums. Apologies for the frustration and I ask that you please be careful with your word choice next go around. I'm glad we cleared that up and we can go back to being one big happy family.