My suspicion of people who attack โair repliesโ that are actually fully formed standalone posts is they are intimidated when your thoughts donโt stay buried deep in a thread.
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This too. Replies get very limited views.
There is that button 
Iโm some cultures itโs actually considered rude to call people out. I didnโt want to single out one person because there are more than one who bring this up here and there. But if corn wants to be singled out every time, by all means Iโll do it. And Iโll quote your notes from now on if youโd like that.
Yes, that works well for a reply. But if you have more to say and want to make something fleshed out that isnโt literally a reply, but a thought you are having in whole or part because of a conversation, itโs legitimate to make a standalone post.