Yeah, that makes sense, and as I posted originally, the members of Metallica, whether they actually caught the "hate messages" themselves or were just told about it, did just that, and then went on record opposing the hate.  It's no secret that I'm about as big a Metallica fan as is possible to be, but even if I hated them, I'd admire them for stopping the hate.  That was just pure class, and if Scott and Co. were to do something similar (were it ever necessary), I'd admire them just as much.