I think they were “talking” to Shaenon and the troll respectively, and essentially cc’ing you since you were the one who suggested that course of action.
This strip is one of two reasons I subscribe to GoComics, AND I send a monthly donation directly to her. I also own all the books except the most recent two, including the old Narbonics from the 2000’s. I realize we don’t get to really choose what hits us emotionally, but I hate that some trolls can emotionally outweigh all the support she gets on Patreon etc, even if people neglect to actually comment on how much they love it regularly.
I think they were “talking” to Shaenon and the troll respectively, and essentially cc’ing you since you were the one who suggested that course of action.