Whether you want to avoid engaging in a game of ad hominem or not, you've already painted yourself in a certain light with a few users or a big part of the community at large. My post was only to notify posters of your history. If I wanted to create an ad hominem attack I'd make it blatant and obvious. Not only that but I would've directed it to you. Not notifying an audience.
This is great stuff. Someone should draw up a list of GAF "Wanted" posters with "notorious" individuals and their poster habits to supplement this sort of ridiculous internet tribalism drama.