The fact that @steemed came to my page to reply to a comment on David's post also made me feel he didn't want to have the conversation on David's post and bring attention to it.

Last time he did that, Dan gave him a taste of his own medicine. I'm not sure that he wanted to do that again. Unlike him, I'm not afraid to speak up in the face of threats and punishment. Flagging be damned! I still have my integrity.