I think you're a bit harsh here. People were insulted. They responded by issuing duel challenges.
The response of the Elders was, really, "Go and duel". It is an appropriate way to deal with insults.
No, that's not the response of the Elders at all. There are three Elders in Dwilight University:
- Bowie - Ignored the whole thing. Did not address the incident in any of his letters to the group.
- Pierre - "Duel if you want, just do it somewhere else." Your character, so you obviously know what you said.
- Moritz - His response was in support of Creed, but wished Creed had put a bit more effort into his rebuke. Then he called the Holy Prophet of Sanguis Astroism, who is probably the most powerful man in the entire damn world, a mere "student", told Branthorpe to stop kissing ass (paraphrased), and called Branthorpe petty, cowardly, and murderous (not paraphrased) for issuing the challenge.
So, one of three elders (Bowie) ignored it, one (Pierre) said "sure, duel, but do it elsewhere", and the third (Moritz) just wished Creed had been more inventive and poetic in insulting Branthorpe, since
"poetic insults are felt much more deeply then direct base attacks." (direct quote) Not a single one criticized Creed for his direct insult on a prestigious duke.
In any case, issuing the challenge in the DU channel was absolutely proper, because that's the channel in which the insult was given.
