>except to tell his followers that it was not a real apology
Well, it wasn't a real apology. It was "We hope you accept our apology
When you apologize, you say "I am sorry [insert other words of explantion]." Then you can say "We hope..."
What you did simply refers back to an apology that wasn't actually made. Considering that he was correct in saying the problem was simple, his tone was not actually combative, it accurately characterized the problem. So you belittled him & insulted him, and as you admitted you then failed to give credit where due to him & others. He has a career as well. Wouldn't it be nice for him to be able to pad his Vitae with a win on something like this?
Then your initial response he was, as you said, "not a good look". The edited post is better, but still not very good.
Well, it wasn't a real apology. It was "We hope you accept our apology
When you apologize, you say "I am sorry [insert other words of explantion]." Then you can say "We hope..."
What you did simply refers back to an apology that wasn't actually made. Considering that he was correct in saying the problem was simple, his tone was not actually combative, it accurately characterized the problem. So you belittled him & insulted him, and as you admitted you then failed to give credit where due to him & others. He has a career as well. Wouldn't it be nice for him to be able to pad his Vitae with a win on something like this?
Then your initial response he was, as you said, "not a good look". The edited post is better, but still not very good.