I had a choice between heavily editing this thread and letting it run or closing it down as is. I expect after editing the vitriol would continue and I'd end up right back at the same decision after work. Leaving as is allows both sides to have made their points and a counter or two. Enough. As a moderator, I can't voice my opinion. But I can close down a thread that just gets stupid.
Remember my metric is that if moderating a thread makes me late for work, it gets closed. Things will get looser in a couple of weeks when we hit the road for 3 months, but for now, off to work.
CLOSED