I disagree; I think there is something to be said in this day and age for taking the high ground. By responding as you are, you may be winning the battle (i.e. seeing a small short-term spike) but losing the war. Think of it this way: people will slow down to look at a car wreck on the side of the road. But would they want to be IN the car wreck?
There is an author who posts on this forum who comes across as very aggressive and confrontational, and I have to admit, it has biased me against reading his books. If he comes across as so vile and unpleasant in just a 200-word message board post, why would I want to spend 300 pages with the guy?
It is up to you to do what you want, but you asked for opinions, and as a paying reader, I wholeheartedly disagree with your approach. I might stop and look at your page, the same way people stop to gawk at a traffic accident, but I would never actually buy a book from someone who does what you do. It smacks of the mark of the amateur to me, and with so many other books in my to-read pile, I'll stick with people who can conduct themselves like grown-ups
