Recently, Jose posted:

Other things related to his presence generate disruptions to the
group as well. Posts that discuss him that he didn't start nor
directly involve him come to mind. One question is why someone would
generate such reactions from others? I understand it as a typical
response to an outsider whose primary objective is to provoke. One
can witness such behavior in almost any social venue.

He doesn't start those posts.

I do believe that the above "...he didn't start nor directly involve
him..." covers that. '-)

There is a "gang up" mentality in
almost all groups, this one included. Once started ("fairly" or not)
it's hard to stop. But that fact doesn't validate it.

Just to be clear, I'm not justifying the behavior, merely noting that it
isn't at all unusual in human social interactions. One who chooses to
repeatedly exhibit behavior that elicits such responses is not that
dissimilar to someone who finds themselves in frequent bar fights; they
are not innocent victims of the abuse they receive.

Neil