The first rule of social media taunting: Make sure you know something about the person youre mocking.

But a noted Ufologist apparently ignored that memo on Monday when he went after a post he didnt like about the upcoming Deadpool & Wolverine movie, not realizing the post was made by one of the comic book writers behind Deadpool .

It all started when Fabian Nicieza, who, yes, co-created the popular superhero with Rob Liefeld, made a cheeky comment to Hugh Jackmans post about the upcoming film.

After Jackman posted, Ive got the high ground, Nicieza responded with a quip referencing Deadpools pansexual nature in the comic books: Is he saying Deadpool is a bottom?

Although the character wouldnt exist without Nicieza, his post was criticized by ufologist Giorgio A. Tsoukalos, whose appearances on the TV series, Ancient Aliens, have turned photos of him into an internet meme.

Tsoukalos didnt seem to understand the cheeky point behind Niciezas post, writing, What does it matter? And do you understand Deadpool at all?

Immediately, people familiar with Niciezas very direct connection to Deadpool gathered up some metaphorical popcorn.

Nicieza also chimed in and suggested to Tsoukalos that there must be a smarter way for you to spend $8 a month than outing yourself as a verified moron...

Tsoukalos fired back with a lame schoolyard threat that probably didnt help his cause, writing: Tell me that to my face and lets see what happens.

Nicieza fired back, saying, Whoops I did Twitter bad today, sorry would have worked much better than I said something pretty dumb, but acting like a tough guy will make it all better.

HuffPost reached out to Tsoukalos for comment on the beef, but he did not immediately respond.

On Tuesday, Tsoukalos apparently attempted to settle the score with a social media post that cut-and-pasted a Wikipedia entry in which Liefeld argues that Niciezas contributions to the character are minimal.

Deadpool & Wolverine hits theaters July 26.