an observation on the comments people are making and then making a conclusion about the person from that

I.e. attacking the person rather than the point, which is ad hominem. When you speak of denial, perhaps you should start by looking at yourself.

As has been said, the responses you reap are the ones you sow in your post. Had you omitted the generalized ad hominem part, you would've probably reaped a much different set of responses.