So I (somewhat) recently made the mistake of critiquing someone's work, specifically a popular artists work, only to get immediately slammed by someone in the comment section with insults and assumptions beyond what I would consider normal...

Given, this isn't the first time someone has blown up at me nor is it the last. We all know that every group has it's ... let's say "special" section of individuals that fall into a category we all wish they didn't ... but I digress.
I obviously will refrain from calling this individual out that decided to lose their shit (and continue to, from what I can tell) for even the slightest notion of my presence or questioning their superior knowledge of everything.
Apparently, I was wrong to make my statement because I was wrong and because I was wrong my comment was immediately considered toxic or I guess an attack on the artist itself?
I wanted to leave this individual a reply stating this wasn't the case with a lengthy amount of reasons why I thought the artist messed up the anatomy but before I could even do this they decided to add "Oh I went to block you but I already had you blocked!"

...What's hilarious to me is that people genuinely think blocking someone and thereby preventing them from replying will somehow fix the issue.
The entire reason this person left me this comment was to insult me and claim everything I was saying was wrong. (As far as I'm concerned, insulting someone should be against CoC but according to staff, nah. Lmao)
Speaking of which! I did read the CoC a time or two over and it clearly states that blocking someone and then continuing to contact them is against the rules but apparently after reporting them it was dismissed and nothing changed. No surprise there, fair enough.

Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong here, but isn't insulting someone, blocking them and then continuing to berate them time and time again a little hypocritical to the persons initial comment?

For the record, I've never even interacted with this person. I have no idea who they are or why they have issues with me.
As I've stated time and time again, people in this fandom really think that blocking someone immediately rather than having a discussion is somehow the better course of action.
I was browsing this site yesterday and came across a lovely piece of work someone left a rather nice comment on. I went to reply and agree, maybe even praise this person only to be told I was blocked by them.
This website and it's userbase never cease to amaze me.

Too often I get asked why I dislike furries or think they deserve the hate they get ... well this is one of the most classic examples.
I love this fandom and everything it has ever brought to the world but I'll never tell you it doesn't deserve what little shit it gets from time to time.
(If the mentioned user reads this, please refrain from attacking me. I genuinely wish to speak to you and maybe come to an understanding. Hell, we might even become friends. All I need is the chance you never gave me.)