badspot has snapped at us many times. and the game has exponentially grown since.
and every time there are users who say just as you are now, and the game has grown exponentially since.
so either people dont give a forget what he does (a fair assumption), or badspot being a jerk is what helps blockland XD
While I'll admit Badspot should chill a little, the real explanation is that games often lose their community if the owner just lets everyone walk all over the game. He's established that he's in charge here (which shows people that there is some level of order here), that he knows his stuff, and isn't afraid to toss a kid under a bus. I've seen games where the devs try to apologize to angry users, sometimes just dishing out locks and deletes, and trying to suck up to their communities. Those games died.
And even still, the person Badspot directed that at, wasn't mad and was actually impressed with Badspot's response.