Why are some people feeling bullied on Fluther?

Over the past two months I have been in contact with many Flutheronians I was surprised to hear from in respect to them feeling bullied. I guess they feel since I seem to have rotten fruit and feces slung at me just by showing up, I can give some words of advice or serve as a consigliere of sorts. I can hold my own so I don’t mind giving them tools to get around the bashing they feel they get for expressing an opinion, you won’t get the names out of me, but you would be surprised who some are. If Fluther is frothing with such high intelligence why do some people feel bullied? Shoud intelligence equal respectful exchange?I have been here long enough and I am use to it and know what to expect. Could it be at times people do not realize how caustic their words can be? I would hate to see more good Jellies ran off because of bullying. We have a robust moderation policy in place, but can bullying somehow sneak in anyhow?