Joe Anderson wrote:
As said, I did not realise the term could be seen as uncivil, perhaps you could assume good faith in not only the new member but in me?
You said "I'm trying to simply ask for opinions as to whether or not calling something cruft is uncivil", so I gave my opinion on the matter. I even quoted your request for opinions and had an "IMO" in my answer for good measure. I don't see a problem here, what other sort of response were you looking for?