Hi Andreas! Welcome to the list.
I think women react differently to incidents like this. A bloke will dig his heels in and on some level relish the pissing contest, and if need be waste three hours online on it.
A woman will think, "I can't be bothered to waste my time arguing with that ignorant twerp", and go and do something else – and remember that WP ain't worth her time. In this way, enthusiasm is killed very quickly.
I totally agree! This is what happened to me when I first started editing. I originally just gave up and say "Screw this" and moved along.
:D Sarah