Olive branches are great - but they must work both ways (EDIT)

I strongly believe in getting along peacefully and extending olive branches.  I am not come here to be a mad hornet and neither did I come here to be a punching bag. I am here to help and learn as best I can.  But yeah, I have fallen prey to responding to negative posts aimed at me and more than I should have at times.  Funny how it seems that it is far too easy for acrimony to work both ways but not so easy many times for olive branches to be extended and accepted in both directions.  It undoubtedly is the right and civil thing to do, but sometimes you may extend an olive branch and get a finger or two nipped off. For a most recent example:

Re: Check this out on Cancer is Candida   R by Hveragerthi   5 mon  441   3

• Spot on, Hv - thanks for posting by Dquixote1217   5 mon  271
  • At last by cora   5 mon  312
    • Much preferred to by Dquixote1217   5 mon  294
      • Re: Much preferred to by cora   5 mon  331
        • Re: Much preferred to by georgeygirl   5 mon  250

Sad to say, there was no response.  There was, however, another offensive attack post shortly thereafter which the WM had to delete - one of literally scores of posts which have been similarly deleted and make it difficult to get any true picture of what has really happened by reviewing those which remain.

I guess I am saying I am all for getting along, but how many fingers should you lose in trying to do so?

For the record, I have no desire to be involved in a fued with anyone.  I did not desire it in the past and I most certainly do not desire it in the future.