[MargaretR]

I have had to endure scorn, ridicule and insults from Less ever since I joined the site.
At first it upset me. until I realised that it is his nature to intimidate, in order to provoke negative emotions from his victim - which he enjoys. This is a trait of a warped personality, and deserves some sympathy for his condition.
When you show that you have not been provoked, he eventually directs his malice elsewhere.